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T-Cell Lymphoma
Researchers from Kyushu University discuss findings in t-cell lymphoma
May 12th, 2009
"Chronic active Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection, which is considered to be a childhood disease, often develops into natural killer (NK) or T-cell lymphoma after recurrent infectious mononucleosis (IM)-like symptoms. We describe a 56-year-old woman who developed NK-cell lymphoma after 9 months of recurrent IM-like symptoms," scientists writing in the journal Internal Medicine report. "The patient had an unusual anti-EBV antibody profile. Increased levels of EBV genome were detected in the liver and peripheral blood. Several chemotherapy regimens were ineffective, and the patient died of progression of lymphoma," wrote R. Ohtsuka and colleagues, Kyushu...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-05-12)
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