Burkitt's lymphoma mimicking EBV disease as first sign of vertical HIV infection in an adolescent

Autor: Lombardi Alessandra, De Vito Rita, Pontrelli Giuseppe, Tchidjou Hyppolite K, Aquilani Angela, Mora Nadia, Santilli Veronica, Bernardi Stefania, Palma Paolo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Italian Journal of Pediatrics, Vol 36, Iss 1, p 34 (2010)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1824-7288
1720-8424
DOI: 10.1186/1824-7288-36-34
Popis: Abstract Burkitt's Lymphoma (BL) rarely represents the first clinical manifestation of vertical HIV infection in adolescent in Western Europe. We report the case of a 17 year-old boy with two week history of fever and enlarged cervical lymph nodes firstly misdiagnosed as EBV infection, subsequently diagnosed as Burkitt's Lymphoma and vertical HIV infection.
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