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- Title
Epstein-Barr virus DNA in the cerebrospinal fluid of an HIV patient with primary cerebral lymphoma.
- Authors
Plebani, A.; Pinzani, R.; Vago, L.; Cinque, P.; Triulzi, F.; Zibordi, F.; Angelini, L.
- Abstract
<bold>Unlabelled: </bold>The case of a 7-month-old boy with vertically acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and multifocal primary cerebral lymphoma is reported. Neither neurological nor neuroradiological findings contributed towards the appropriate diagnosis. Positive Epstein-Barr virus DNA, assessed by means of polymerase chain reaction in cerebrospinal fluid, strongly suggested a diagnosis of primary cerebral lymphoma, which was subsequently confirmed by autopsy.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>The detection of Epstein-Barr virus DNA using the polymerase chain reaction in cerebrospinal fluid is useful for the diagnosis of primary cerebral lymphoma.
- Subjects
AIDS in infants; LYMPHOMAS; EPSTEIN-Barr virus; POLYMERASE chain reaction; BRAIN tumor diagnosis; DIAGNOSIS of HIV infections; BRAIN; BRAIN tumors; COMPARATIVE studies; COMPUTED tomography; DNA; HIV infections; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; RESEARCH; EVALUATION research; AIDS-related lymphoma
- Publication
European Journal of Pediatrics, 1998, Vol 157, Issue 4, p291
- ISSN
0340-6199
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s004310050813