Central nervous system involvement in Hodgkin's lymphoma associated with Epstein-Barr virus in a patient with AIDS: case report and review of the literature
Braz. j. infect. dis
; Braz. j. infect. dis;10(6): 403-405, Dec. 2006. ilus
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ABSTRACT
Intracranial and intraspinal involvement is a rare complication of Hodgkin's disease. We report a case of a patient with diagnosis of AIDS and Hodgkin's lymphoma who developed brain and spinal involvement at the time of the relapse of the neoplasm disease. Mixed cellularity histology was the subtype of Hodgkin's disease in our patient; we identified the Epstein-Barr virus genome in the Reed-Sternberg cells by immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization.
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Assunto principal:
Doença de Hodgkin
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Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida
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Neoplasias do Sistema Nervoso Central
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Infecções por Vírus Epstein-Barr
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Adult
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
Braz. j. infect. dis
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DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Ano de publicação:
2006
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Article