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Bruehl FK, Norgan AP, Shi M, Rech KL, Ding Y, Pittaluga S, Yuan J. Concurrent T-cell/histiocyte-rich large B-cell lymphoma and HHV-6A-infected T-cell proliferation: a diagnostic pitfall. Histopathology 2023; 83:999-1002. [PMID: 37661776 DOI: 10.1111/his.15038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Revised: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Frido K Bruehl
- Hematopathology Division, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Clinical Microbiology Division, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Hematopathology Division, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Hematopathology Division, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Hematopathology Section, Laboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Hematopathology Section, Laboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Hematopathology Division, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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Warkentin S, Braunschweig TA, Jonigk D, Losen I, Cassataro MA, Kleines M. Detection of HHV-6 Virus in specimen of a ductal pancreatic adenocarcinoma with comparison in tumor and normal tissue. Diagn Pathol 2023; 18:124. [PMID: 37964347 PMCID: PMC10644576 DOI: 10.1186/s13000-023-01402-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023] Open
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AIMS The association of human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) species with pancreatic cancer is controversially discussed. The aim of this study was to further investigate the postulated association and to identify the basis of HHV-6 DNA positivity reported for pancreatic cancer tissue. METHODS All samples of patients with pancreatic cancer (cancer and surrounding tissue) were analyzed for presence of HHV-6 DNA by PCR and then selected cases by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS Sixty eight per cent (68% = 52/77) of all patients were HHV-6 DNA positive in any of the samples, 49% (38/77) were positive in tumor tissue. Specimens of just one patient were HHV-6A DNA positive, all other patients were positive for HHV-6B. Immunohistochemical analysis of HHV-6 DNA positive samples did not reveal any specific HHV-6B protein positive tumor cell. In contrast, supposed immune cells presented intra- and peritumorally expressed HHV-6B-protein. The cause of presence of these cells in the tumor stroma is unknown, as of yet. CONCLUSIONS HHV-6 DNA-positivity of pancreatic cancer tissue described by us and others is probably not due to the infection of pancreatic cells by HHV-6, but rather due to the migration of HHV-6 positive immune cells into the pancreas. Based on our data, we suppose that there is no direct evidence for HHV-6 as a causative agent of pancreatic cancer, but further in-depth studies (including investigation of immune status of patients) are necessary to make definitive conclusions.
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- RWTH Aachen University DE, Aachen, Germany
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- RWTH Aachen University DE, Aachen, Germany
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- RWTH Aachen University DE, Aachen, Germany.
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Oumarou Hama H, Aboudharam G, Barbieri R, Lepidi H, Drancourt M. Immunohistochemical diagnosis of human infectious diseases: a review. Diagn Pathol 2022; 17:17. [PMID: 35094696 PMCID: PMC8801197 DOI: 10.1186/s13000-022-01197-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Immunohistochemistry (IHC) using monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies is a useful diagnostic method for detecting pathogen antigens in fixed tissues, complementing the direct diagnosis of infectious diseases by PCR and culture on fresh tissues. It was first implemented in a seminal publication by Albert Coons in 1941. MAIN BODY Of 14,198 publications retrieved from the PubMed, Google, Google Scholar and Science Direct databases up to December 2021, 230 were selected for a review of IHC techniques, protocols and results. The methodological evolutions of IHC and its application to the diagnosis of infectious diseases, more specifically lice-borne diseases, sexually transmitted diseases and skin infections, were critically examined. A total of 59 different pathogens have been detected once in 22 different tissues and organs; and yet non-cultured, fastidious and intracellular pathogens accounted for the vast majority of pathogens detected by IHC. Auto-IHC, incorporating patient serum as the primary antibody, applied to diseased heart valves surgically collected from blood culture-negative endocarditis patients, detected unidentified Gram-positive cocci and microorganisms which were subsequently identified as Coxiella burnetii, Bartonella quintana, Bartonella henselae and Tropheryma whipplei. The application of IHC to ancient tissues dated between the ends of the Ptolemaic period to over 70 years ago, have also contributed to paleomicrobiology diagnoses. CONCLUSION IHC plays an important role in diagnostic of infectious diseases in tissue samples. Paleo-auto-IHC derived from auto-IHC, is under development for detecting non-identified pathogens from ancient specimens.
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- Hamadou Oumarou Hama
- IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
- Aix-Marseille-Univ., IRD, MEPHI, IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille-Univ., IRD, MEPHI, IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
- Aix-Marseille-Univ., Ecole de Médecine Dentaire, Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
- Aix-Marseille-Univ., IRD, MEPHI, IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille-Univ., IRD, MEPHI, IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
- Laboratoire d'Histologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France.
- Aix-Marseille-Univ., IRD, MEPHI, IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France.
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Baleguli V, Cho YM, Horn J, Parris A. Human Herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) Encephalitis in a Non-Transplant Patient With Polymyositis. Cureus 2021; 13:e19314. [PMID: 34900488 PMCID: PMC8648291 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.19314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) was initially labeled as a human B lymphotropic virus because it was isolated in patients diagnosed with lymphoproliferative disorders. There are two variants of HHV-6: HHV-6A and HHV-6B. A considerable majority of recorded primary infections and reactivation events are primarily due to HHV-6B. We report a case of HHV-6 encephalitis reactivation in a 75-year-old Caucasian diabetic female with a past medical history of polymyositis treated with prednisone for a long time who presented with generalized weakness and drowsiness. She developed her symptoms after contact with her grandchildren, who recently had viral-like symptoms treated with antibiotics. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain without contrast showed 14 mm high transverse relaxation time (T2)/fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) signal intensity focus on the left temporal lobe, suspicious for primary versus metastatic neoplasm. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis found that protein concentration was 75 mg/dl, glucose concentration 55 mg/dl, white blood cell count was 22/mm3, with a lymphocytic predominance. Meningitis/encephalitis polymerase chain reaction (PCR) panel detected HHV-6. She was discharged after treatment with ganciclovir for 14 days. It is crucial to recognize HHV-6 infections in immunocompromised patients who present with a T2/FLAIR signal intensity focus in the left temporal lobe. In a hospital setting, rapid HHV-6 encephalitis testing is important to make a correct diagnosis to avoid any delay to prevent further morbidity and mortality.
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- Vidya Baleguli
- Internal Medicine, Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville, USA
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- Internal Medicine, Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville, USA
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- Radiology, Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville, USA
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- Internal Medicine, Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville, USA
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Riccio MP, D'Andrea G, Sarnataro E, Marino M, Bravaccio C, Albert U. Bipolar disorder with Melnick-Needles syndrome and periventricular nodular heterotopia: two case reports and a review of the literature. J Med Case Rep 2021; 15:495. [PMID: 34629090 PMCID: PMC8504088 DOI: 10.1186/s13256-021-03064-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background Melnick–Needles syndrome and periventricular nodular heterotopia are two usually mutually exclusive phenotypes of F-actin-binding cytoskeletal phosphoprotein Filamin-A mutations. Melnick–Needles syndrome is a rare X-linked condition that is lethal in males and shows great phenotypic variability in affected females. It is caused by mutations in Filamin-A gene, which encodes the protein Filamin A. Defects of the human Filamin-A gene also cause X-linked periventricular nodular heterotopia, a malformation of neuronal migration characterized by nodules of neurons in inappropriate location adjacent to the walls of the lateral ventricles. Case presentation We report on two Caucasian adolescent females, sisters, diagnosed with Melnick–Needles syndrome and bilateral periventricular nodular heterotopia, who developed bipolar disorder and somatic symptoms disorder at a young age. We also present a review of the literature about mental disorders associated with periventricular nodular heterotopia. Our report shows that patients presenting with atypical and heterogeneous psychiatric disease may have an underrecognized anatomical brain abnormality on genetic basis. Conclusions We found records of psychiatric disorders associated with periventricular nodular heterotopia; nevertheless, this is the first report of bipolar disorder occurring in individuals with periventricular nodular heterotopia, and the first report of any psychiatric disorder in individuals affected by Melnick–Needles syndrome. In conclusion, this case report may contribute to characterizing the phenotype of this very rare syndrome.
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- Maria Pia Riccio
- Department of Medical and Translational Sciences, Child Neuropsychiatry, Federico II University, Via Pansini 5, Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences (DIBINEM), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Translational Sciences, Child Neuropsychiatry, Federico II University, Via Pansini 5, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Translational Sciences, Child Neuropsychiatry, Federico II University, Via Pansini 5, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Translational Sciences, Child Neuropsychiatry, Federico II University, Via Pansini 5, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Health, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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Human Herpes Virus 6 (HHV-6)-associated Lymphadenitis: Pitfalls in Diagnosis in Benign and Malignant Settings. Am J Surg Pathol 2019; 42:1402-1408. [PMID: 29975251 DOI: 10.1097/pas.0000000000001121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Human herpes virus 6 (HHV-6) is a member of the β-herpesvirinae subfamily. Most people acquire HHV-6 primary infection early in life and reactivation may occur, most often in immunocompromised individuals, leading to various clinical manifestations. HHV-6 infected cells may be identified in lymph nodes in both reactive and neoplastic conditions. Cases were retrieved from the hematopathology consultation service archives at National Institutes of Health from 2003 to 2017 in which infection by HHV-6 had been documented by immunohistochemical stains to HHV-6 gp60/110 envelope glycoprotein. Five cases of reactive lymphadenitis and 3 cases of lymphoma; 2 angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma and 1 classic Hodgkin lymphoma, positive for HHV-6 were identified. The reactive lymph nodes showed marked paracortical hyperplasia and admixed large atypical lymphoid cells exhibiting pleomorphic nuclei, vesicular chromatin, and prominent eosinophilic intranuclear inclusions. Vascular proliferation and necrosis were also present, raising suspicion of peripheral T-cell lymphoma. The 3 cases of lymphoma showed similar viral inclusions, in addition to the characteristic features diagnostic of the lymphoma. Staining for HHV-6 was positive with a membranous and Golgi pattern and was restricted to cells with evident inclusions on hematoxylin and eosin. HHV-6 infected cells were positive for CD3 and CD4. HHV-6 lymphadenitis can present with morphologic atypia creating a diagnostic pitfall for lymphoma. In such cases, careful attention to the characteristic viral inclusions can lead to immunohistochemical analysis highlighting the replicating virus. In cases of lymphoma, identification of the inclusions is key in detecting the associated infection as well as in avoiding misinterpretation of the lymphoma subtype.
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Eliassen E, Krueger G, Luppi M, Ablashi D. Lymphoproliferative Syndromes Associated with Human Herpesvirus-6A and Human Herpesvirus-6B. Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis 2018; 10:e2018035. [PMID: 29755712 PMCID: PMC5937953 DOI: 10.4084/mjhid.2018.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2018] [Accepted: 04/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Human herpesvirus 6A and 6B (HHV-6A and HHV-6B) have been noted since their discovery for their T-lymphotropism. Although it has proven difficult to determine the extent to which HHV-6A and HHV-6B are involved in the pathogenesis of many diseases, evidence suggests that primary infection and reactivation of both viruses may induce or contribute to the progression of several lymphoproliferative disorders, ranging from benign to malignant and including infectious mononucleosis-like illness, drug induced hypersensitivity syndrome/drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DIHS/DRESS), and nodular sclerosis Hodgkin's lymphoma. Herein, we discuss the conditions associated with the lymphoproliferative capacity of HHV-6, as well as the potential mechanisms behind them. Continued exploration on this topic may add to our understanding of the interactions between HHV-6 and the immune system and may open the doors to more accurate diagnosis and treatment of certain lymphoproliferative disorders.
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- Eva Eliassen
- HHV-6 Foundation, Santa Barbara, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Texas, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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Foukas PG, Tsiodras S, Economopoulou P, Spathis A, Mademli M, Leventakos K, Psyrri A, Karakitsos P, Panayiotides IG. Concomitant Human Herpes Virus 6 and nivolumab-related pneumonitis: Potential pathogenetic insights. IDCases 2018; 11:101-103. [PMID: 29552493 PMCID: PMC5852387 DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2018.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2018] [Revised: 01/29/2018] [Accepted: 01/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The development of immune system modulating agents, such as immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), has revolutionized cancer treatment. Nivolumab, a human monoclonal antibody against PD-1, has emerged as an efficient treatment for various malignancies, including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC); however, it is associated with important immune related side-effects, attributed to organ-specific inflammation, such as immune-mediated pneumonitis, a relatively uncommon, albeit potentially fatal adverse event. We herein present the unique case of severe interstitial pneumonitis with concomitant detection of Human Herpes Virus 6 (HHV-6) in a nivolumab treated patient with NSCLC. Potential pathogenetic mechanisms are discussed.
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- Periklis G Foukas
- 2nd Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- 4th Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Medical Oncology Unit, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Cytopathology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- 2nd Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- 2nd Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Medical Oncology Unit, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Cytopathology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- 2nd Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Johnson S, Mathews S, Hudnall SD. Human herpesvirus 6 lymphadenitis in drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms syndrome: a lymphoma mimic. Histopathology 2017; 70:1166-1170. [PMID: 28008656 DOI: 10.1111/his.13157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2016] [Revised: 12/16/2016] [Accepted: 12/20/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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AIMS Lymphadenopathy, haematological abnormalities and constitutional symptoms are among the non-specific manifestations seen in drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS), an uncommon but potentially fatal cutaneous adverse drug reaction. The ubiquitous human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) plays a unique role in the pathogenesis of DRESS, with emerging data suggesting that reactivation occurs in most cases and contributes to the clinical manifestations, including lymphadenopathy. Further, in the appropriate clinical context, demonstration of HHV-6 reactivation may lend support to a diagnosis of DRESS. The histopathology of DRESS-associated HHV-6 lymphadenitis is reported rarely, with morphologic and immunophenotypic characteristics concerning for T cell lymphoma. The aim is to characterize the histopathology of HHV-6 lymphadenitis in the context of DRESS and to highlight this as an important cause of lymphadenopathy that may be a clinical, morphologic and immunophenotypic mimic of lymphoma. METHODS AND RESULTS We describe a case of lymphoma-mimicking lymphadenitis in which the histopathological demonstration of reactivation of HHV-6 infection lent support to the clinical diagnosis of DRESS. CONCLUSION Lymph node biopsies concerning for T cell lymphoma should be evaluated for HHV-6 involvement in a clinical context suggestive of DRESS.
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- Steven Johnson
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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Alatassi H, Ray MB, Galandiuk S, Sahoo S. Rosai-Dorfman Disease of the Gastrointestinal Tract: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature. Int J Surg Pathol 2016; 14:95-9. [PMID: 16501845 DOI: 10.1177/106689690601400119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD) is a rare, acquired disease of unknown etiology that affects primarily children and young adults. It is characterized by a proliferation of distinctive histiocytes in the lymph nodes and/or extranodal sites. Involvement of the gastrointestinal tract is rare. We report a case of RDD in a 60-year-old woman who presented with hematochezia and was found to have RDD of the rectum presenting as a rectal mass. This report highlights the current pathogenetic mechanisms, immunohistochemical markers, and the gastrointestinal manifestations of RDD.
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- Houda Alatassi
- Department of Pathology, University of Louisville Hospital, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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Forghieri F, Luppi M, Barozzi P, Riva G, Morselli M, Bigliardi S, Quadrelli C, Vallerini D, Maccaferri M, Coluccio V, Paolini A, Colaci E, Bonacorsi G, Maiorana A, Tagliazucchi S, Rumpianesi F, Mattioli F, Presutti L, Gelmini R, Cermelli C, Rossi G, Comoli P, Marasca R, Narni F, Potenza L. Chronic and recurrent benign lymphadenopathy without constitutional symptoms associated with human herpesvirus-6B reactivation. Br J Haematol 2015; 172:561-72. [PMID: 26684692 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.13871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2015] [Accepted: 10/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Chronic/recurrent behaviour may be encountered in some distinct atypical or malignant lymphoproliferations, while recurrences are not generally observed in reactive/benign lymphadenopathies. We retrospectively analysed a consecutive series of 486 human immunodeficiency virus-negative adults, who underwent lymphadenectomy. Neoplastic and benign/reactive histopathological pictures were documented in 299 (61·5%) and 187 (38·5%) cases, respectively. Of note, seven of the 111 (6·3%) patients with benign lymphadenopathy without well-defined aetiology, showed chronic/recurrent behaviour, without constitutional symptoms. Enlarged lymph nodes were round in shape and hypoechoic, mimicking lymphoma. Reactive follicular hyperplasia and paracortical expansion were observed. Human herpesvirus (HHV)-6B positive staining in follicular dendritic cells (FDCs) was documented in all seven patients. Serological, molecular and immunological examinations suggested HHV-6B reactivation. Among the remaining 104 cases with reactive lymphoid hyperplasia in the absence of well-known aetiology and without recurrences, positivity for HHV-6B on FDCs was found in three cases, whereas in seven further patients, a scanty positivity was documented in rare, scattered cells in inter-follicular regions. Immunohistochemistry for HHV-6A and HHV-6B was invariably negative on 134 lymph nodes, with either benign pictures with known aetiology or malignant lymphoproliferative disorders, tested as further controls. Future studies are warranted to investigate a potential association between HHV-6B reactivation and chronic/recurrent benign lymphadenopathy.
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- Fabio Forghieri
- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche Materno Infantili e dell'Adulto, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche Materno Infantili e dell'Adulto, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche Materno Infantili e dell'Adulto, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche Materno Infantili e dell'Adulto, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche Materno Infantili e dell'Adulto, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche Materno Infantili e dell'Adulto, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche Materno Infantili e dell'Adulto, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche Materno Infantili e dell'Adulto, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche Materno Infantili e dell'Adulto, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche Materno Infantili e dell'Adulto, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche Materno Infantili e dell'Adulto, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche Materno Infantili e dell'Adulto, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche Materno Infantili e dell'Adulto, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Diagnostica, Clinica e di Sanità Pubblica, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Dipartimento Integrato di Medicina di Laboratorio, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Dipartimento Integrato di Medicina di Laboratorio, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche Materno Infantili e dell'Adulto, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche Materno Infantili e dell'Adulto, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche Materno Infantili e dell'Adulto, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Diagnostica, Clinica e di Sanità Pubblica, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Dipartimento Integrato di Medicina di Laboratorio, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Ospedale San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche Materno Infantili e dell'Adulto, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche Materno Infantili e dell'Adulto, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche Materno Infantili e dell'Adulto, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy
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Mine S, Suzuki K, Sato Y, Fukumoto H, Kataoka M, Inoue N, Ohbayashi C, Hasegawa H, Sata T, Fukayama M, Katano H. Evidence for human herpesvirus-6B infection of regulatory T-cells in acute systemic lymphadenitis in an immunocompetent adult with the drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms syndrome: a case report. J Clin Virol 2014; 61:448-52. [PMID: 25249343 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2014.08.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2014] [Revised: 08/27/2014] [Accepted: 08/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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We describe a fatal case of drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome with human herpesvirus-6B (HHV-6B)-associated lymphadenitis and virus-associated hemophagocytic syndrome triggered by an over-the-counter medication to treat respiratory and influenza-like symptoms. Histologically, the structure of the lymph node was disrupted with infiltration of large lymphocytes carrying intranuclear acidophilic inclusion bodies. Immunohistochemistry and real-time PCR analysis revealed that these large lymphocytes were positive for HHV-6B. Numerous HHV-6 particles were detected in the inclusion body of the lymphocytes by electron microscopy. Interestingly, immunohistochemistry revealed that HHV-6B-infected cells in the lymph node were CD3(+), CD4(+), CD25(+), and FoxP3(+) T cells, indicating a phenotypic resemblance to regulatory T-cells. This case provides direct evidence of HHV-6 infection in CD25(+)/FoxP3(+) T cells in a case of acute lymphadenitis of DRESS syndrome, suggesting a significant role of HHV-6 infection of regulatory T-cells in the pathogenesis of DRESS syndrome.
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- Sohtaro Mine
- Department of Pathology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1-23-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan; Department of Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, St. Luke's International Hospital, 9-1 Akashi-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8560, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1-23-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1-23-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1-23-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, 1-25-4 Daigaku-Nishi, Gifu City, Gifu 501-1196, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Nara Medial University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara 634-8521, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1-23-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1-23-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan; Toyama Institute of Health, 17-1 Nakataikoyama, Imizu, Toyama 939-0363, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1-23-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan.
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Bai Y, Wang Z, Sun K, Yao H. HHV-6-associated acute lymphadenitis in immunocompetent patients: a case report and review of literature. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY 2014; 7:3413-3417. [PMID: 25031769 PMCID: PMC4097211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2014] [Accepted: 05/26/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Human herpesvirus type 6 (HHV-6) has been well described as an agent in immunocompromised hosts, but is a rare cause of acute lymphadenitis in immunocompetent adults. We report an immunocompetent adult with HHV-6-associated acute lymphadenitis. The patient was an elderly man who presented with fever and generalized lymphadenopathy. Microscopically, the lymph node showed diffuse paracortical expansion and scattered large atypical lymphoid cells with large nucleus and eosinophilic nucleoli, resembled immunoblasts. Intranuclear eosinophilic viral inclusions can be found. Immunohistochemical study showed that the large atypical lymphoid cells were positive for CD3 and CD4, but negative for CD8, CD20, CD79a, CD30, ALK, CK, EBV-LMP, and CD56. The antibody against HHV-6 envelope glycoprotein highlighted the viral inclusions which were mostly cytoplasmic with a Golgi distribution. Literatures of HHV-6 associated acute lymphadenitis in immunocompetent patients were reviewed.
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- Yanfeng Bai
- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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The histological spectrum of viral-associated lymphoid proliferations is quite broad, ranging from reactive lymphadenitis to atypical proliferations mimicking classical Hodgkin lymphoma or non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Virally associated reactive lesions can appear quite alarming on histological examination, because of direct (cytopathic) and indirect viral-induced changes eliciting a polymorphic cellular host response. In addition, the atypical lymphoid proliferation may show aberrant phenotypic features as well as restricted/clonal gene immunoglobulin or T-cell receptor rearrangements, further complicating the interpretation. In order to achieve an accurate diagnosis, it is important to be aware of the clinical history, including family history and ethnic background, clinical presentation, symptoms, and extent of the disease. Among the clinical data, particular emphasis should be placed on serology and viral load studies, and the use of immunosuppressive drugs. The clinical course and outcome vary greatly, from an indolent, self-limited to aggressive clinical course, blurring at times the distinction between neoplastic and reactive proliferations. It is now recognized that immunosenescence also plays a significant role in the development of these viral-associated lymphoid proliferations, and new entities have been described in recent years. In this review we discuss mostly Epstein-Barr virus-associated viral proliferations that may be confused with lymphomas, which the practicing pathologist may encounter.
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Human Herpesvirus-6 cytopathic inclusions: an exceptional and recognizable finding on skin biopsy during HHV6 reactivation after autologous stem-cell transplantation. Am J Dermatopathol 2013; 34:e73-6. [PMID: 22576078 DOI: 10.1097/dad.0b013e31825667ed] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Skin rash are common in immunocompromised patients, particularly after bone marrow transplantation. Human herpes virus 6 (HHV6) reactivation is often suspected, but its clinical presentation and the routine laboratory tests may be unspecific, thus leading to late diagnosis. In this case, we report specific intralymphocytic cytopathic inclusions on skin biopsy as a sign of systemic HHV6 reactivation. A 56-year-old patient presented progressive erythroderma and fever occurring after autologous hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation for mantle cell lymphoma. The skin biopsy showed a perivascular infiltrate of medium-to-large lymphocytes with irregular nuclei containing a large central basophilic inclusion surrounded by a clear halo. High levels of HHV-6 genomic in skin biopsy confirm HHV-6-induced cytopathic effect. The clinical course improved with intravenous foscavir. The specific histopathological findings encountered in this case are exceptional but recognizable, and along with HHV-6 DNA detection allow a prompt recognition of HHV6 skin rash.
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Arakaki N, Gallo G, Majluf R, Diez B, Arias E, Riudavets MA, Sevlever G. Extranodal rosai-dorfman disease presenting as a solitary mass with human herpesvirus 6 detection in a pediatric patient. Pediatr Dev Pathol 2012; 15:324-8. [PMID: 22400904 DOI: 10.2350/11-11-1110-cr.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD), exclusive extranodal involvement with lesions limited to the kidneys is very uncommon and has been described only in adult patients. Occasionally, human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) has also been detected in RDD tissue samples. We present the case of a 7-year-old boy referred to our center presenting a single solid mass in the right kidney measuring 3.4 cm, detected both on contrast computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Surgical excision was successfully completed, and the pathology report informed characteristic histopathology and immmunohistochemistry features of RDD. Human herpesvirus 6 was detected and amplified by polymerase chain reaction, as well as by immunohistochemistry. We discuss imaging and histology-based differential diagnoses in the pediatric age group. Although RDD is a rare histiocytic disorder of unknown etiology and pathogenesis, the presence of HHV-6 observed in this case supports the possibility of an abnormal immunologic response linked to viral presence.
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- Naomi Arakaki
- Department of Neuropathology, FLENI, Montañeses 2325, 3rd Floor, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1428
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Pellett PE, Ablashi DV, Ambros PF, Agut H, Caserta MT, Descamps V, Flamand L, Gautheret-Dejean A, Hall CB, Kamble RT, Kuehl U, Lassner D, Lautenschlager I, Loomis KS, Luppi M, Lusso P, Medveczky PG, Montoya JG, Mori Y, Ogata M, Pritchett JC, Rogez S, Seto E, Ward KN, Yoshikawa T, Razonable RR. Chromosomally integrated human herpesvirus 6: questions and answers. Rev Med Virol 2011; 22:144-55. [PMID: 22052666 PMCID: PMC3498727 DOI: 10.1002/rmv.715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 235] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2011] [Revised: 09/02/2011] [Accepted: 09/15/2011] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Chromosomally integrated human herpesvirus 6 (ciHHV-6) is a condition in which the complete HHV-6 genome is integrated into the host germ line genome and is vertically transmitted in a Mendelian manner. The condition is found in less than 1% of controls in the USA and UK, but has been found at a somewhat higher prevalence in transplant recipients and other patient populations in several small studies. HHV-6 levels in whole blood that exceed 5.5 log10 copies/ml are strongly suggestive of ciHHV-6. Monitoring DNA load in plasma and serum is unreliable, both for identifying and for monitoring subjects with ciHHV-6 due to cell lysis and release of cellular DNA. High HHV-6 DNA loads associated with ciHHV-6 can lead to erroneous diagnosis of active infection. Transplant recipients with ciHHV-6 may be at increased risk for bacterial infection and graft rejection. ciHHV-6 can be induced to a state of active viral replication in vitro. It is not known whether ciHHV-6 individuals are put at clinical risk by the use of drugs that have been associated with HHV-6 reactivation in vivo or in vitro. Nonetheless, we urge careful observation when use of such drugs is indicated in individuals known to have ciHHV-6. Little is known about whether individuals with ciHHV-6 develop immune tolerance for viral proteins. Further research is needed to determine the role of ciHHV-6 in disease. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Philip E Pellett
- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
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β-HHVs and HHV-8 in Lymphoproliferative Disorders. Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis 2011; 3:e2011043. [PMID: 22110893 PMCID: PMC3219645 DOI: 10.4084/mjhid.2011.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2011] [Accepted: 09/20/2011] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Similarly to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), the human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) is a γ-herpesvirus, recently recognized to be associated with the occurrence of rare B cell lymphomas and atypical lymphoproliferations, especially in the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected subjects. Moreover, the human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6), a β-herpesvirus, has been shown to be implicated in some non-malignant lymph node proliferations, such as the Rosai Dorfman disease, and in a proportion of Hodgkin’s lymphoma cases. HHV-6 has a wide cellular tropism and it might play a role in the pathogenesis of a wide variety of human diseases, but given its ubiquity, disease associations are difficult to prove and its role in hematological malignancies is still controversial. The involvement of another β-herpesvirus, the human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), has not yet been proven in human cancer, even though recent findings have suggested its potential role in the development of CD4+ large granular lymphocyte (LGL) lymphocytosis. Here, we review the current knowledge on the pathogenetic role of HHV-8 and human β-herpesviruses in human lymphoproliferative disorders.
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Ip YT, Dias Filho MA, Chan JKC. Nuclear Inclusions and Pseudoinclusions: Friends or Foes of the Surgical Pathologist? Int J Surg Pathol 2010; 18:465-81. [PMID: 21081532 DOI: 10.1177/1066896910385342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Abnormal substances in the nuclei that can be observed by light microscopy are often broadly referred to as nuclear inclusions. Although their recognition in the appropriate clinicopathological settings can aid in the diagnosis of some disease entities and tumor types, they can also be a source of error. There are 2 morphologically distinct types of inclusions with different mechanisms of formation and diagnostic significance, including bona fide nuclear inclusions and nuclear pseudoinclusions. Bona fide nuclear inclusions result from accumulation in the nuclei of viral particles, cytoplasmic materials (such as surfactant, immunoglobulin, and glycogen), biotin, nuclear lamins, or polyglutamine. Some of them are diagnostically helpful, such as surfactant inclusion, which can support the pulmonary origin of an adenocarcinoma, whereas others may be misleading, such as biotin inclusion, which can be mistaken for herpes infection. Nuclear pseudoinclusions, which represent invaginations of cytoplasm into the nucleus, are delimited by the nuclear membrane. Although not totally specific, they are particularly common in papillary thyroid carcinoma, meningioma, and usual ductal hyperplasia of the breast and hence may aid in the diagnosis of these entities. Nuclear pseudo-pseudoinclusions, which are artefactual bubbles in the nuclei that mimic nuclear pseudoinclusions or clear nuclei, can lead to misdiagnosis of follicular adenoma or hyperplastic nodule as papillary thyroid carcinoma.
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- Yiu-Tung Ip
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR China
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Ablashi DV, Devin CL, Yoshikawa T, Lautenschlager I, Luppi M, Kühl U, Komaroff AL. Review Part 3: Human herpesvirus-6 in multiple non-neurological diseases. J Med Virol 2010; 82:1903-10. [DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Forghieri F, Potenza L, Barozzi P, Vallerini D, Riva G, Zanetti E, Quadrelli C, Torelli G, Luppi M. HHV-6 and atypical lymphoproliferative disorders: are only qualitative molecular examinations sufficient to support a pathogenetic role? Leuk Lymphoma 2010; 51:565-7. [PMID: 20141437 DOI: 10.3109/10428190903528286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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U94 of human herpesvirus 6 inhibits in vitro angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009; 106:20446-51. [PMID: 19918067 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0905535106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) is a lymphotropic virus, but recent observations showed that also vascular endothelial cells (ECs) are susceptible to infection, both in vivo and in vitro. The observation that lymph nodes are a site of viral persistence suggests that lymphatic ECs (LECs) might be even more relevant for HHV-6 biology than vascular ECs. Here, we provide evidence that HHV-6 can infect LECs in vitro and establish a latent infection. Thus HHV-6 infection induces the loss of angiogenic properties both in LECs and in vascular ECs, as shown by the inability to form capillary-like structures and to seal wound scratches. The antiangiogenic effects observed in infected cells are associated to the expression of HHV-6 U94/rep, a latency-associated gene. In fact, transfection of U94/rep or addition of recombinant U94/REP protein to ECs inhibits the formation of in vitro capillary-like structures, reduces migration of ECs, and blocks angiogenesis, rendering rat aortic rings insensitive to VEGF-induced vasculogenetic activity. The ability of U94/rep to block different angiogenetic steps may lead to approaches in the potential control of the proliferation of blood and lymphatic vessels.
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Kleinberg M. Viruses. MANAGING INFECTIONS IN PATIENTS WITH HEMATOLOGICAL MALIGNANCIES 2009. [PMCID: PMC7114983 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-415-5_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Viral infections are an important and often unrecognized component of disease in immunocompromised patients. The diagnosis and management of viral infections have expanded largely because of new quantitative molecular diagnostic assays. Well-recognized pathogens such as herpes simplex virus (HSV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), and respiratory viruses have been joined by newly recognized pathogens such as BK virus, human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6), and human metapneumovirus in this highly susceptible patient population. The role of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and Human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) in lymphoproliferative diseases also continue to be clarified. As a result, the management of viral infections in patients with hematologic malignancies continues to be a growing challenge for the clinician.
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- Michael Kleinberg
- School of Medicine, University of Maryland, S. Greene St. 22, Baltimore, 21201 U.S.A
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Potenza L, Luppi M, Barozzi P, Rossi G, Cocchi S, Codeluppi M, Pecorari M, Masetti M, Di Benedetto F, Gennari W, Portolani M, Gerunda GE, Lazzarotto T, Landini MP, Schulz TF, Torelli G, Guaraldi G. HHV-6A in syncytial giant-cell hepatitis. N Engl J Med 2008; 359:593-602. [PMID: 18687640 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa074479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Syncytial giant-cell hepatitis is a rare but severe form of hepatitis that is associated with autoimmune diseases, drug reactions, and viral infections. We used serologic, molecular, and immunohistochemical methods to search for an infectious cause in a case of syncytial giant-cell hepatitis that developed in a liver-transplant recipient who had latent infection with variant B of human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6B) and who had received the organ from a donor with variant A latent infection (HHV-6A). At the onset of the disease, the detection of HHV-6A (but not HHV-6B) DNA in plasma, in affected liver tissue, and in single micromanipulated syncytial giant cells with the use of two different polymerase-chain-reaction (PCR) assays indicated the presence of active HHV-6A infection in the patient. Expression of the HHV-6A-specific early protein, p41/38, but not of the HHV-6B-specific late protein, p101, was demonstrated only in liver syncytial giant cells in the absence of other infectious pathogens. The same markers of HHV-6A active infection were documented in serial follow-up samples from the patient and disappeared only at the resolution of syncytial giant-cell hepatitis. Neither HHV-6B DNA nor late protein was identified in the same follow-up samples from the patient. Thus, HHV-6A may be a cause of syncytial giant-cell hepatitis.
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- Leonardo Potenza
- Department of Oncology and Hematology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico, Modena, Italy
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Zhou Y, Attygalle AD, Chuang SS, Diss T, Ye H, Liu H, Hamoudi RA, Munson P, Bacon CM, Dogan A, Du MQ. Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma: histological progression associates with EBV and HHV6B viral load. Br J Haematol 2007; 138:44-53. [PMID: 17555446 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2007.06620.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The clinical and histological presentations of angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL) often mimic an infectious process. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpes virus (HHV6) are known to be associated with AITL, but whether these viral infections play a role in its pathogenesis is unclear. It also remains to be investigated whether there might be other viruses associated with AITL. We first screened 26 well-characterised cases of AITL for herpesvirus by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with universal primers and found evidence of only EBV and HHV6B infection. Subsequent PCR using virus-specific primers demonstrated EBV and HHV6B infection in 40/49 biopsies (36/42 cases) and 21/49 biopsies (19/42 cases) of AITL respectively with both viral infections found in 17/49 specimens (15/42 cases). Importantly, simultaneous infection with both viruses was found only in specimens showing histological pattern II (n = 2) or III (n = 15). Interestingly, among specimens containing both viruses, there was a tendency towards an inverse correlation between the EBV and HHV6B viral load as shown by quantitative PCR. In specimens positive only for EBV, the viral load was significantly higher in specimens with histological pattern III than those with pattern II. High EBV load was also significantly associated with B-cell monoclonality. Double EBV encoded small RNA (EBER) in situ hybridisation and immunohistochemistry indicated that EBV-infected B cells had a late postgerminal centre immunophenotype. Our results demonstrate an association between EBV and HHV6B infection and the histological progression of AITL, suggesting that these viruses may play a role in the pathogenesis of this lymphoma.
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MESH Headings
- Antigens, CD20/analysis
- CD79 Antigens/analysis
- Chi-Square Distribution
- Disease Progression
- Genes, Viral
- Herpesvirus 4, Human/genetics
- Herpesvirus 4, Human/pathogenicity
- Herpesvirus 6, Human/genetics
- Herpesvirus 6, Human/pathogenicity
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Immunophenotyping
- In Situ Hybridization
- Infectious Mononucleosis/complications
- Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Immunoblastic/immunology
- Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Immunoblastic/virology
- Neprilysin/analysis
- Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods
- Roseolovirus Infections/complications
- Tumor Virus Infections/complications
- Viral Load
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- Yuanping Zhou
- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Following primary infection, all eight human herpesviruses persist lifelong in the human host. However, a mapping of all anatomic sites of human herpesvirus persistence is lacking. Fresh tissue specimens representing approximately 40 major anatomic sites from eight autopsies were screened using a recently developed real-time PCR method for detection of all eight human herpesviruses. Patients with evidence of active herpesvirus infection (herpes simplex 1 (HSV-1), herpes simplex 2 (HSV-2), varicella-zoster virus (VZV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6), herpesvirus 7 (HHV-7), and herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8)) at the time of death were excluded to avoid detection of widely disseminated infection. Despite this precaution, widespread HSV-1 positivity (with blood positivity) was detected in one case-an elderly male who died of cardiac arrest. In a middle-aged male with HIV-AIDS, HSV-1 was found in neural and pharyngeal tissues, skin, cartilage, bone, and urinary bladder, whereas in two other cases, HSV-1 was restricted to neural tissues. HSV-2 was detected in a single site, the anus, in the male with HIV-AIDS. VZV was detected only twice, once in the adrenal gland and once in the small intestine. CMV was detected in three cases, most commonly in nasal mucosa, trachea, thyroid, intestine, and liver. EBV was detected in all eight cases, especially in nasal mucosa, tonsil, spleen, lymph node, tongue, and intestine, but in only two of six whole-blood specimens. HHV-6, like EBV, was detected in all eight cases, most commonly in salivary glands, thyroid, stomach, intestines, liver, and pancreas. HHV-7, like EBV and HHV-6, was detected in all eight cases, most commonly in salivary glands, tonsil, lymph nodes, and bone marrow. HHV-8 was detected in only two sites (both lymph nodes) from two cases. Herpesviruses were detected in three of six whole-blood specimens, including HSV-1, EBV, HHV-6, and HHV-7. These results represent the most comprehensive mapping of herpesvirus tissue distribution in humans reported to date.
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- Tiansheng Chen
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-0741, USA
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