CT: computed tomography EBER-ISH: Epstein-Barr viruseencoded RNA in situ hybridization EBV: Epstein-Barr virus LYG: lymphomatoid granulomatosis INTRODUCTION Lymphomatoid granulomatosis (LYG) is a rare B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder that involves the skin in approximately 50% of cases. We describe a patient with LYG who first presented with cutaneous lesions. His skin biopsy failed to show ...

BACKGROUND Complete resection seemed to be curative in patients with Castleman disease of any location but the disease is likely to be reactive in its pathogenesis. The relation between Epstein-Barr virus and Castleman disease has not been elucidated. We tried to define the role of Epstein-Barr virus in the pathogenesis of Castleman disease. METHODS 20 cases of Castleman disease were retrospe...

background and aims: ebv is a human herpesvirus that infects more than 90% of the world’s population. although, benign and asymptomatic for most cases, the infection can cause many nonmalignant and malignant disorders of lymphoid and epithelial origins. the objective of this study was detection of im prevalence in neyshabur, northeast iran from 2010-2014.   materials and methods: this cross-sec...

introduction: ebv is categorized as herpesviridans and by nature is a lymph crypto virus. studies have demonstrated that ebv will infect 80 to 90 percent of patients during the first year and there is a close relation between kidney malfunction and ebv infection. reactivation of the virus excites the immune system, and ultimately leads to rejection of kidney. the purpose of this study was to de...

background: breast cancer is the most common malignancy in females worldwide. several etiological factors including environmental factors have been recognized for breast cancer. epstein barr virus as a viral etiological factor has been proposed. so far, several studies have investigated the relationship between development of breast cancer and epstein barr virus, but few have been done in iran....

BACKGROUND Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is often associated with neck lymph node (LN) metastases, which in many cases is the only manifestation of this disease. The submucosal and infiltrative characteristics of nasopharyngeal carcinoma make this type of cancer difficult to diagnose. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma has also been reported to be strongly associated with the Epstein-Barr virus. METHODS We ...

OBJECTIVES To compare three radiological scores in the study of fecal impaction in children with constipation. To investigate whether these radiological scores are useful in the assessment of fecal disimpaction therapy and if they present a relation with total colonic transit time. METHODS The Barr, Blethyn and Leech scores were measured by three observers, independently, in 123 abdominal rad...

UNLABELLED INTRODUCTION Epstein-Barr virus-positive mucocutaneous ulcer is a newly recognized clinicopathologic entity in the spectrum of Epstein-Barr virus-positive lymphoproliferative disorders. This entity is characterized by a self-limited, indolent course. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of a 74-year-old, type 2 diabetic man who presented with an ulceroinfiltrative skin lesion on...