title: Acute toxoplasmosis-etiological factor for development of Hodgkin's lymphoma?
abstract: The case of an HIV-positive man treated for acute toxoplasmosis with no traces of malignancy is reported. A second lymph node extirpation was performed after 5 months, which identified the presence of Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg (HRS) cells. This case suggests that toxoplasmosis may cause changes in the regulation of surrounding cells and induce neoplastic proliferation.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty Hospital Brno , Brno.
authors.forename: Svatava
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Snopkova
authors.forename: Miroslav
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pohanka
authors.forename: Pavel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Polak
authors.forename: Katerina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Havlickova
authors.forename: Jiři
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jarkovsky
authors.forename: Mojmir
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moulis
authors.forename: Hana
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Stroblova
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Husa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016539:Reed-Sternberg Cells / Q000166:cytology; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology