Two cases of angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma with concomitant positive serology for acute Epstein-Barr virus infection

TL) is a rare type of peripheral T-celllymphoma. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) isknown to be associated with pathogenesisand histological progression of AITL andthe onset of the disease often mimics aninfectious process. Here we describe twocases of patients with serology for acuteEBV infection at the onset of AITL.IntroductionAngioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphom

Two cases of angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma with concomitant positive serology for acute Epstein-Barr virus infection

Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL) is a rare type of peripheral T-cell lymphoma. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is known to be associated with pathogenesis and histological progression of AITL and the onset of the disease often mimics an infectious process. Here we describe two cases of patients with serology for acute EBV infection at the onset of AITL