T-cell lymphoma in a child after heart transplantation.
Lymphoproliferative disease remains a small but worrisome problem after organ transplantation. This disorder is often a B-cell proliferation associated with Epstein-Barr virus. This article describes the unusual association of Epstein-Barr virus with a T-cell lymphoma in a child after heart transplantation and ultimately an atypical rejection episode with an increased number of eosinophils.
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South Carolina Children's Heart Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425.
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D002648:Child; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000473:pathology; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000473:pathology; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D016399:Lymphoma, T-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male