A Rare Case of Three Distinct Epstein-Barr Virus Associated Lymphoproliferative Disorders Over Sixteen Years of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

Authors

Hamdy M. Ahmed, Rochester Regional HealthFollow
Abrar Khan, Rochester Regional HealthFollow
Weyman Lam, Rochester Regional HealthFollow
Samar Abohamad, Department of Internal Medicine, Cairo University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt.
Pradyumna Phatak, Rochester Regional HealthFollow

Department

Internal Medicine

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Hematology Reports

Abstract

Epstein Barr virus (EBV) is well known to cause different types of malignancies. In immunocompromised patients, such as those infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), there is a higher likelihood of EBV related malignant transformation. Diagnosis of EBV related malignancies may be difficult and sometimes requires clinical and pathological correlation. It is very rare to have more than one type of EBV related malignancy in a single patient. Until now, there are no specific guidelines for treatment of EBV related malignancies and lymphoproliferative disorders (LPD). We present a patient who developed three different types of EBV related LPD during a sixteen-year course of HIV infection.

First Page

6992

DOI

10.4081/hr.2017.6992

Volume

9

Issue

2

Publication Date

6-1-2017

PubMed ID

28626541

Recommended Citation

Ahmed, H. M., Khan, A., Lam, W., Abohamad, S., & Phatak, P. (2017). A Rare Case of Three Distinct Epstein-Barr Virus Associated Lymphoproliferative Disorders Over Sixteen Years of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. Hematology Reports, 9 (2), 6992. https://doi.org/10.4081/hr.2017.6992