Fatal case of Epstein-Barr virus-induced lymphoproliferative disorder associated with a human immunodeficiency virus infection.
This is a case report of an Epstein-Barr virus-induced polyclonal lymphoproliferative disorder in a presumably immunocompromised patient with Western blot-confirmed antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus. Postmortem examination revealed a diffuse lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate with prominent numbers of immunoblasts involving multiple organs and resulting in multiple organ system failure.
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008232:Lymphoproliferative Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male