Epstein-Barr virus and human herpesvirus 8 coinfection and concomitant extranodal nasal-type NK/T cell lymphoma and Castleman disease: case report

Clin Infect Dis. 2003 May 1;36(9):e107-10. doi: 10.1086/374663. Epub 2003 Apr 22.

Abstract

We describe a 36-year-old man uninfected with human immunodeficiency virus who had confirmed concurrent infection with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) and their respective lymphoproliferative manifestations, nasal-type NK/T cell lymphoma and Castleman disease. Antibodies to HHV-8 and EBV DNA were found in plasma and peripheral blood mononuclear cells. An EBV-positive nasal-type NK/T cell lymphoma infiltrated the splenic red pulp, whereas the white pulp contained HHV-8-positive plasmablasts, as found in Castleman disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antigens, CD / biosynthesis
  • Castleman Disease / complications*
  • Castleman Disease / immunology
  • Castleman Disease / virology
  • Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / complications*
  • Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / immunology
  • Herpesvirus 4, Human*
  • Herpesvirus 8, Human*
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell / complications*
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell / immunology
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell / virology
  • Male
  • Sarcoma, Kaposi / complications*
  • Sarcoma, Kaposi / immunology

Substances

  • Antigens, CD