Acute toxoplasmosis-etiological factor for development of Hodgkin's lymphoma?
| Authors | |
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| Year of publication | 2013 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES |
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| Citation | |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/00365548.2013.807937 |
| Field | Epidemiology, infectious diseases and clinical immunology |
| Keywords | Hodgkin's lymphoma; HIV; latent membrane protein; surface antigen GRA1; toxoplasmosis |
| Description | The case of an HIV-positive man treated for acute toxoplasmosis with no traces of malignancy is reported. A second lymph node extirpation was performed after 5 months, which identified the presence of Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg (HRS) cells. This case suggests that toxoplasmosis may cause changes in the regulation of surrounding cells and induce neoplastic proliferation. |