Hydroa vacciniforme-like lymphoma causes
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Alberto Plate [2]
Causes
The EBV induces the pathophysiology of this lymphoma by the induction of cytokines and chemokines[1]. This infected patients show hypersensititivty to sunlight and mosquito bites, which can precipitate the clinical features of the illness[2].
References
- ↑ Nava VE, Jaffe ES (2005). "The pathology of NK-cell lymphomas and leukemias". Adv Anat Pathol. 12 (1): 27–34. PMID 15614162.
- ↑ Swerdlow, Steven (2008). WHO classification of tumours of haematopoietic and lymphoid tissues. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. ISBN 9789283224310.