Zubair Ahmad, Aamir Ahsan, Usman Sheikh, Khurram Minhas.
Post-transplant T-cell type lymphoproliferative disorder
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak Dec 2007;17(12):766-8.
The Aga Khan University, Hospital, Karachi
Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder (PTLD) is a lymphoma, which develops as a result of immunosuppression in a recipient of a solid organ or bone marrow allograft. Majority are associated with Ebstein-Barr Virus (EBV) infection, are mostly B-cell type and less often T-cell type. We report a case of T-cell PTLD, occurring in a renal transplant recipient.
Category: Case Reports
Keywords: Post Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders. Lymphoma. Bone Marrow Transplantation. Immunosuppression.
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