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Rapidly progressive Epstein-Barr virus-associated lymphoproliferative disorder unpredictable by weekly viral load monitoring.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20467179     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We report a case of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated lymphoproliferative disease (LPD) following unrelated bone marrow transplantation (UBMT) for severe aplastic anemia treated with a conditioning regimen that included anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG). The patient showed signs of EBV reactivation as early as 34 days after UBMT. Our weekly schedule for EBV monitoring failed to trace rapid changes in EBV viral load and the patient eventually developed EBV-LPD. However, early intervention with monoclonal antibody against CD20, rituximab, stopped the further progression of EBV-LPD. As several recent reports have suggested, the safety and efficacy of rituximab treatment for EBV-LPD is supported by our limited experience with post transplant EBV-LPD.
Authors:
Shihoko Wakabayashi; Kazuteru Ohashi; Ryo Hanajiri; Takeshi Kobayashi; Takuya Yamashita; Hideki Akiyama; Hisashi Sakamaki
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article     Date:  2010-05-14
Journal Detail:
Title:  Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)     Volume:  49     ISSN:  1349-7235     ISO Abbreviation:  Intern. Med.     Publication Date:  2010  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-14     Completed Date:  2010-08-20     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9204241     Medline TA:  Intern Med     Country:  Japan    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  931-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Anemia, Aplastic / therapy
Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use
Antilymphocyte Serum / adverse effects
Bone Marrow Transplantation / adverse effects
DNA, Viral / blood
Disease Progression
Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / etiology,  therapy,  virology*
Herpesvirus 4, Human / isolation & purification
Humans
Lymphoproliferative Disorders / etiology,  therapy,  virology*
Male
Time Factors
Transplantation Conditioning / adverse effects
Transplantation, Homologous
Viral Load*
Young Adult
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antibodies, Monoclonal; 0/Antilymphocyte Serum; 0/DNA, Viral; 0/rituximab

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