Fatal Epstein-Barr virus-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis with virus-infected T cells after pediatric multivisceral transplantation: A proof-of-concept case report.
Masaki YamadaSeisuke SakamotoKenichi SakamotoHajime UchidaSeiichi ShimizuTomoo OsumiMotohiro KatoKensuke ShojiKatsuhiro AraiOsamu MiyazakiNoriyuki NakanoTakako YoshiokaAkinari FukudaMureo KasaharaKen-Ichi ImadomePublished in: Pediatric transplantation (2020)
Characterization of EBV-infected cells in peripheral blood should be considered when persistent high EBV loads develop with symptoms consistent with PTLD, but no evidence of localized mass, and the tissue diagnosis is unavailable after pediatric solid organ transplantation.