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http://hdl.handle.net/11434/2048| Title: | FDG-PET/CT findings, the vital clue to rare diagnosis of herpes simplex virus lymphadenitis simulating Richter transformation. |
| Epworth Authors: | Prince, Miles |
| Other Authors: | Douglas, Abby Atarod, Mohammad |
| Keywords: | FDG-PET/CT Findings Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Richter Transformation Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL) Orolabial HSV FDG-PET/CT FDG-Avidity Mild Diffuse Splenic Uptake Diagnostic Laparotomy Retroperitoneal Lymph Nodes Tuberculosis Focal Necrotising Granulomatous Process Histiocyte Debris PCR Oral Valaciclovir Therapy HSV Lymphadenitis B Symptoms Central Photopenia Necrosis Epworth Centre for Immunotherapies and Snowdome Laboratories Molecular Oncology and Cancer Immunology Cancer Services Clinical Institute, Epworth HealthCare, Victoria, Australia |
| Issue Date: | Jan-2019 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Citation: | Pathology, 51(1), 102–104. |
| Abstract: | Sir, A 55-year-old male born in Vietnam, with known chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) monitored without therapy, presented with new fevers, night sweats, loss of weight and retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy. He was subsequently diagnosed with herpes simplex virus (HSV) lymphadenitis based on histopathological findings. The patient denied any focal symptoms and had no localising signs to point to a source of fever....... |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11434/2048 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.pathol.2018.08.016 |
| PubMed URL: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30471841 |
| ISSN: | 0031-3025 1465-3931 |
| Journal Title: | Pathology |
| Type: | Letter |
| Affiliated Organisations: | Department of Infectious Diseases, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Vic, Australia Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia The National Centre for Infections in Cancer, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Vic, Australia Anatomical Pathology, Melbourne Pathology, Melbourne, Vic, Australia Department of Haematology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Vic, Australia |
| Type of Clinical Study or Trial: | Case Reports |
| Appears in Collections: | Cancer Services MOCI |
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