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EBV-positive mucocutaneous ulcer: just in immunosuppressed patients?

Flor María Fernández-Gordón SánchezMaría Arranz ÁlvarezJustino Jiménez AlmonacidCarmen García-Ramos García
Published in: Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas : organo oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Patologia Digestiva (2021)
We introduce a 42-year-old male without previous medical history that presented hematochezia, tenesmus and weight loss for two months. An ulcerated lesion located in the pectineal line and extended through the entire circumference was identified through colonoscopy. Histologically, there was a lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate and histiocytes with atypical Hodgkin-like lymphoid cells and in the immunohistochemistry tested positive for EBV. Random biopsies of the colorectal mucosa were found normal. Thus, the patient was diagnosed with Epstein-Barr virus mucocutaneous ulcer (EBVMCU).
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