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ArticleInfectious agents and cancer2016

Relapses of primary cutaneous anaplastic large-cell lymphoma in a female immunocompetent patient with persistent chlamydophila pneumoniae and human herpesvirus 8 infection.

Elisabetta Caselli, Alessandro Borghi, Martina Maritati, Roberta Gafà, Giovanni Lanza, Dario Di Luca, Annarosa Virgili, Carlo Contini

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Article in Infectious agents and cancer, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Elisabetta Caselli *Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Microbiology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Alessandro Borghi *Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Dermatology and Infectious Diseases, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Martina MaritatiDepartment of Medical Sciences, Section of Dermatology and Infectious Diseases, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Roberta GafàDepartment of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Giovanni LanzaDepartment of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Dario Di LucaDepartment of Medical Sciences, Section of Microbiology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Annarosa VirgiliDepartment of Medical Sciences, Section of Dermatology and Infectious Diseases, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Carlo ContiniDepartment of Medical Sciences, Section of Dermatology and Infectious Diseases, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
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Abstract

backgroundWe have previously reported the case of an immunocompetent female patient with a primary cutaneous CD30+ anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (PCALCL) located on her upper right eyelid characterized by the presence of a concurrent active infection by C. pneumoniae and Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8). This finding suggested for the first time a possible association of C. pneumoniae and/or HHV8 infection, or both together, with PCALCL pathogenesis in non-immunocompromised and HIV-negative subjects. The subsequent course of the same patient's medical history is herein reported.

findingsDuring the 4 years following the surgical excision of the first PCALCL, the patient developed five further skin lesions located at different anatomical sites, all histologically proven as PCALCLs. The patient underwent several cycles of doxycycline as prophylaxis against Chlamydia. Skin presence of Chlamydia spp and HHV8 was investigated in all recurrences as well as in routine control blood samples. Amplification fragments corresponding to Chlamydia were found in all skin tissues analysed except one (4/5; 80 %), whereas it was not detected in any of the peripheral blood mononuclear cell samples. Conversely, HHV8 was detected in 2/5 (40 %) of the skin biopsies, including the sample negative for Chlamydia, but in all the blood samples analysed.

conclusionsThese findings further support the hypothesis of a potential role of C. pneumoniae and HHV8 infection in the development and course of the described cutaneous lymphoma. A reciprocally promoting interaction between the two pathogens may be supposed to be relevant for PCALC occurrence and relapse.

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Chlamydophila pneumoniaeHuman herpesvirus 8Infection-related carcinogenesisPrimary cutaneous CD30+ anaplastic large-cell lymphoma

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PMCPMC4932675
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