Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is the most common non-cutaneous malignancy in solid organ transplant recipients and is associated with significant mortality. In renal transplant recipients the incidence has been estimated to be between 0.2 and 2.3% [1,2]. Most PTLD is driven by Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) infection. The risk of lymphoma in transplant recipients is up to 40 tim...

We describe a patient that developed Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD), which presented as interstitial pneumonia. He had received allogeneic bone marrow transplantation for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia 17 months before, when he developed hypoxemia requiring emergent admission. Chest computed tomography revealed pulmonary interst...

introduction: quantification of epstein - barr virus (ebv) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (pbmnc) of allogenic bone marrow transplant (bmt) recipients is important because ebv-associated posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease (ptld) can occur after transplantation due to immunosup-pression therapy. methods: to this end we chose real-time pcr using taqman probe. for the standard curve...

INTRODUCTION The quantification of circulating Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) DNA is used to monitor transplant patients as an early marker of Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD). So far no standardized methodology exists for such determination. OBJECTIVE Our purpose was to develop and validate a real-time PCR assay to quantify EBV DNA in clinical samples from transplant recipients...

OBJECTIVES Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) causes significant morbidity and mortality, is related to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection, and is more common in children than in adults. We reviewed autopsies of children who died with PTLD to compare postmortem with antemortem PTLD histology, to assess the extent of PTLD, to document associated pathology, and to identify cause o...

Post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) with plasmacellular differentiation has been reported as a rare subtype of monomorphic B-cell post-transplant lympho-proliferation with histological and immunophenotypical features of plasmacytoma in the non-transplant population. Here we present clinical, laboratory and histopathological features, treatment and outcome of 8 patients from...

BACKGROUND Children undergoing heart transplant are at higher risk of developing post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) than other solid organ recipients. The factors driving that unclear. This study investigated for PTLD in children transplanted 1 2 United Kingdom pediatric cardiac transplantation centers. METHODS All (<18 years, n = 200) our institution over a 16-year period were...

Epstein Barr virus (EBV) is a gamma herpes virus that infects more 90% of humans. Most EBV primary infections and reactivations are subclinical and require no therapy in immunocompetent people. However, EBV infection or reactivation may result in life-threatening diseases in immunocompromised people [1-5]. EBV infection and reactivation might be associated with a spectrum of clinical presentati...

INTRODUCTION Hepatic involvement by posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD) is an important but rarely investigated issue. In the current study, we aimed to pool data of cases of PTLD localization in liver (L-PTLD) among renal allograft recipients from different series to find new perspectives on the disease. METHODS We conducted a comprehensive search for the available data throu...

Posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD) is a major complication of current clinical transplantation regimens. The lack of a reproducible large-animal model of PTLD has limited progress in understanding the pathogenesis of and in developing therapy for this clinically important disease. This study found a high incidence of PTLD in miniature swine undergoing allogeneic hematopoieti...