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

• Auteurs principaux: Lombardi Alessandra (Auteur), De Vito Rita (Auteur), Pontrelli Giuseppe (Auteur), Tchidjou Hyppolite K (Auteur), Aquilani Angela (Auteur), Mora Nadia (Auteur), Santilli Veronica (Auteur), Bernardi Stefania (Auteur), Palma Paolo (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: BMC, 2010-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: article
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Résumé

<p>Abstract</p> <p>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.</p>

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10.1186/1824-7288-36-34
1720-8424
1824-7288