epstein-barr virus (ebv) is a ubiquitous human -herpesvirus that infects about 95% of the adult population. the majority of primary infections occurs in early childhood and is generally subclinical; it can cause infectious mononucleosis (im), which is usually a self-limiting lymphoproliferative disorder. however, infection of ebv occasionally results in severe, often lethal diseases, which inc...

Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is a potentially fatal complication of solid organ transplantation. The majority of PTLD is of B-cell origin, and 90% are associated with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Lymphomatoid granulomatosis (LG) is a rare, EBV-associated systemic angiodestructive lymphoproliferative disorder, which has rarely been described in patients with renal transpla...

Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is a well known complication of solid organ transplantation, which overwhelming evidence suggests accuses potent immunosuppression used for preventing rejection episodes as the main responsible [1-3]. The incidence of PTLD in renal transplant recipients has reportedly been including a very wide range from 0.4% upto 10% according to the demograp...