T/NK cell proliferative EBV associated disease is a rare one which is more common in eastern Asian countries. EBV is originally associated with B cells, and EBV associated T cell lymphoma is so rare. Hence we decided to describe a patient treated with misleading diagnoses such as TB and sarcoidosis for almost two years. The liver was biopsied after admission in this center, and gastric and colo...

T-cell-rich B-cell lymphoma is a neoplasm recognized in humans in which a neoplastic proliferation of large B lymphocytes is present amid a background of reactive T lymphocytes. A 13-year-old Domestic Shorthair cat developed a mass in the region of the left parotid gland. Histologically, the mass was composed of scattered large atypical cells within a dense background of uniform small lymphoid ...

Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) is an immunosuppressive agent used in transplantation. Over the last decade, MMF has also emerged as an alternative therapeutic regimen for autoimmune diseases, mainly for patients refractory to other therapies. The active compound of MMF, mycophenolic acid (MPA), depletes the intracellular pool of guanosine tri-phosphate through inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase b...

A subtractive analysis of peptides eluted from major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I human histocompatibility leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A2.1 molecules purified from either human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1)-infected or uninfected cells was performed using micro high-performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry. Three peptides unique to infected cells were identified a...

This report describes the concomitant occurrence of the JC virus (JCV) induced demyelinating disease progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy (PML) and a primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNS-L) in a patient with AIDS. Postmortem neuropathological examination revealed characteristic features of PML including multiple lesions of demyelination, enlarged oligodendrocytes with hyperchroma...

Pagetoid reticulosis (PR) is a low-grade primary cutaneous T-cell lymphoma that usually presents as a solitary, slowly enlarging erythematous or hyperkeratotic plaque on the distal areas of the extremities. Histopathologically, it is characterized by a dense, band-like infiltrate of atypical lymphocytes with prominent epidermotropism within a hyperplastic epidermis, and immunophenotypic studies...

Splenic lymphoma with villous lymphocytes (SLVL) is a rare malignancy that comprises less than 1% of lymphoid neoplasms, characterized by the presence of small atypical lymphocytes in the peripheral blood and bone marrow and splenic infiltration in the white and red pulp. It must be distinguished from other chronic lymphoproliferative disorders that present with a similar clinical and hematolog...

A previously healthy 10-year-old Greek boy born to nonconsanguineous healthy parents developed progressive liver disease after acute infectious mononucleosis. EBV-induced autoimmune hepatitis was suspected and treatment was started with high-dose prednisolone, acyclovir and intravenous immunoglobulins. Despite therapy, his liver function continuously deteriorated and the child died 9 months lat...

ETHAL MIDLINE granuloma and lymphomatoid L granulomatosis are related angiocentric, angiodestructive lymphoproliferative disorders that involve the upper and lower respiratory tracts, respectively. They are both characterized by a heterogeneous infiltrate composed of small lymphocytes, mononuclear phagocytes, plasma cells, occasional eosinophils, and variable numbers of large, atypical lymphoid...