1.
Intern Med
; 43(10): 986-9, 2004 Oct.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15575253
RESUMO
We detected Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) reactivation in a patient with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL). The patient, a 53-year-old Japanese man, had been referred to our hospital because of generalized lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly and lymphocytosis and gave a history of intense skin reactions to mosquito bites. The biopsied lymph node contained a monotonous proliferation of medium-sized lymphocytes with scant cytoplasm and slightly irregular nuclei that were CD5+, CD20+ and CD23-. Antibody titers of IgG against EBV viral capsid antigen and early antigen were increased, and EBV was detected in the lymphoma cells. This case may suggest a relationship between EBV and MCL.
Assuntos
Infecções por Vírus Epstein-Barr/complicações , Linfoma de Célula do Manto/complicações , Animais , Culicidae/imunologia , Herpesvirus Humano 4/imunologia , Herpesvirus Humano 4/isolamento & purificação , Humanos , Mordeduras e Picadas de Insetos/imunologia , Linfonodos/patologia , Doenças Linfáticas/etiologia , Linfocitose/etiologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Pele/patologia
2.
Int J Hematol
; 88(2): 240-242, 2008 Sep.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18584291