Orbital mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma as the initial presentation in patients with hepatitis C virus infection

Arq Bras Oftalmol. 2024 Mar 4;87(2):e20220091. doi: 10.5935/0004-2749.2022-0091. eCollection 2024.

Abstract

Hepatitis C virus infection may be implicated in 12.7% of ocular adnexal marginal zone lymphomas. We present the first case of an orbital-systemic mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma that responded to hepatitis C virus medical treatment. A 62-year-old male with a right-sided orbital mass was diagnosed with stage IIA orbital marginal zone lymphoma in addition to hepatitis C virus infection based on clinical, imaging, laboratory, and histological examinations. The systemic and orbital responses were achieved 1 year after undergoing hepatitis C virus treatment with glecaprevir/pibrentasvir. The association between the hepatitis C virus infection and orbital-systemic mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma is relevant. Accordingly, patients with orbital mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma should be assessed for hepatitis C virus seroreactivity for therapeutic and prognostic purposes.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Hepacivirus
  • Hepatitis C* / complications
  • Hepatitis C* / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Lymphoid Tissue
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone* / complications
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone* / drug therapy
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mucous Membrane