| Literature DB >> 16158822 |
Markus Hansson1, Annika Linde, Inge Olsson.
Abstract
Splenic lymphoma with villous lymphocytes (SLVL) is a rare, slowly progressing, lymphoproliferative disease of B-cell origin. Treatment aimed at cure or remission is limited, and spontaneous remission has not been described. We report on a patient who after 4 years with untreated SLVL developed symptoms of mononucleosis and was found to have reactivation of latent Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection. During recovery from the EBV infection, complete remission from SLVL developed and lasted for 3 years, suggesting that the EBV infection induced an immune response that caused the SLVL remission.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16158822 DOI: 10.1532/ijh97.e0434
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Hematol ISSN: 0925-5710 Impact factor: 2.490