DZI19-36: Case 2

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UMass: Unusual B- and T-cell Lymphoproliferative Disorders • (DZI19-36)

41-year-old HIV+ man with anemia, fevers, hepatosplenomegaly and generalized lymphadenopathy.

Castleman disease, plasmablastic variant, consistent with HHV8+ multicentric Castleman disease

  • Du MQ, et al. Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus infects monotypic (IgM lambda) but polyclonal naive B cells in Castleman disease and associated lymphoproliferative disorders. Blood 2001;97:2130-6. PubMed ID:11264181

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Stain: Not specified • File: DZI19-36-Case-2_1




UMass: Unusual B- and T-cell Lymphoproliferative DisordersDr. Sohani