RESEARCH ARTICLE


Features of Chronic Active Epstein-Barr virus Infection and Related Human Diseases



Motohiko Okano*
Center for Infectious Diseases Control, Hokkaido Institute of Public Health, North 19 West 12, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0819, Japan.


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© 2011 Motohiko Okano et al.

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* Address correspondence to this author at the Center for Infectious Diseases Control, Hokkaido Institute of Public Health, North 19 West 12, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0819, Japan; Tel: +81-11-747-2711; Fax: +81-11-736-9476; E-mail: okano_m@iph.pref.hokkaido.jp


Abstract

A chronic undefined illness characterized by infectious mononucleosis (IM)-like symptoms and signs, possibly associated with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection, designated as so-called chronic active EBV infection (CAEBV), is focused and discussed in this mini-review. Patients with CAEBV often develop T cell lymphoproliferative disorder (LPD)/lymphoma or NK cell LPD/lymphoma. Unique manifestations with generally poor prognosis of the disease prompt us to understand in particular the entity, diagnosis and treatment.

Keywords: CAEBV, diagnosis, treatment..