Article
Fatal Epstein-Barr virus-associated lymphoproliferative disorder in childhood.
Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine - 1 May 1995
Yatabe Y, Mori N, Oka K, Iijima T, Saga S, Takada K, Asai J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: We report five childhood cases of fatal Epstein-Barr virus-associated lymphoproliferative disorder to determine their immunopathologic and immunogenotypic features. DESIGN: Clinicopathologic features are described, using clinical, histologic, immunophenotypic, and genotypic examinations. SETTING: Autopsy cases were performed at Nagoya and Tsukuba university hospitals, Japan. RESULTS: Infiltrating...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Antibodies, Viral
- Antigens, Viral
- B-Lymphocytes
- Blotting, Southern
- Child, Preschool
- DNA, Viral
- DNA-Binding Proteins
- Epstein-Barr Virus Nuclear Antigens
- Fatal Outcome
- Female
