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Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, May 1997, 258-260, Vol 4, No. 3
Copyright © 1997 by the American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Increased frequency of HLA-DR11 in pediatric human immunodeficiency virus-associated parotid gland enlargement

SJ Schuval, ME O'Reilly and VR Bonagura
Department of Pediatrics, Schneider Children's Hospital, New Hyde Park, New York 11040, USA.

We sought to determine whether an increased frequency of the HLA-DR11 (formerly DR5) phenotype is found in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)- infected children with parotid gland enlargement. In HIV-infected adults, parotid gland enlargement may be part of the diffuse infiltrative CD8 lymphocytosis syndrome. An increased frequency of expression of HLA-DR11 has been described in association with diffuse infiltrative CD8 lymphocytosis syndrome. We conducted a case-control study with 26 HIV-infected children, 13 of whom had parotid gland enlargement and 13 of whom did not but who were matched for age, race, and sex with those with parotid gland enlargement. Clinical and laboratory parameters (including HLA-DR11 phenotype) were compared between the two groups. HIV-positive children with parotid gland enlargement showed an increased frequency of HLA-DR11, similar to their adult counterparts with diffuse infiltrative CD8 lymphocytosis syndrome. The HLA-DR11 phenotype may be associated with the development of parotid gland enlargement in HIV-infected children and may be a marker for a more benign outcome of HIV infection.