Conjunctival lymphocytic nodule associated with the Epstein-Barr virus.
Conjunctival lymphocytic nodule associated with the Epstein-Barr virus.
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与 Epstein-Barr 病毒相关的结膜淋巴细胞结节。
DOI:
10.1016/s0002-9394(14)76860-6
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发表时间:
1991
影响因子:
4.2
通讯作者:
Mondino,BJ
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文献类型:
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作者:
Gardner,BP;Margolis,TP;Mondino,BJ
Infection with Epstein-Barr virus has been reported to have numerous systemic and ocular manifestations. In this study, a 38-year-old man with acute infectious mononucleosis was examined for a painless left red eye of three day's duration. The patient had a two-week history of fatigue, low-grade fever, sore throat, and lymphadenopathy. Serologic evaluation was indicative of an acute primary infection with Epstein-Barr virus. A large, salmon-colored, supranasal bulbar conjunctival mass was observed in the left eye. No associated conjunctivitis was present. Biopsy of the conjunctival lesion disclosed a dense leukocytic infiltrate, which consisted primarily of mature lymphocytes and plasma cells. Immunocytochemical evaluation of the tissue with monoclonal antisera disclosed EpsteinBarr latent membrane protein and nuclear protein 2 in a small fraction of the cells constituting the infiltrate. The conjunctival infiltrate resolved completely within one month, paralleling the regression of the patient's lymphadenopathy.