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ArticleWorld journal of clinical cases2021

Epstein-Barr virus-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with human immunodeficiency virus mimicking complicated frontal sinusitis: A case report.

Seokho Yoon, Kyeong Hwa Ryu, Hye Jin Baek, Hyo Jung An, Yeon-Hee Joo

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Article in World journal of clinical cases, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Seokho YoonDepartment of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine and Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Changwon 51472, South Korea.
Kyeong Hwa RyuDepartment of Radiology, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine and Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Changwon 51472, South Korea. ryukh0329@gmail.com.
Hye Jin BaekDepartment of Radiology, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine and Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Changwon 51472, South Korea.
Hyo Jung AnDepartment of Pathology, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine and Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Changwon 51472, South Korea.
Yeon-Hee JooDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine and Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Changwon 51472, South Korea.
Changwon National University · KR

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Abstract

backgroundPrimary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the frontal sinus is extremely rare. In addition, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has been reported to play a role in the development of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related malignant lymphomas. To the best of our knowledge, there is no report for the HIV-associated, EBV-positive primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) in the frontal sinus. CASE SUMMARY: We present a unique case of HIV-associated, EBV-positive DLBCL in the frontal sinus in a 46-year-old man. Computed tomography of paranasal sinuses revealed dense opacification of the right frontal sinus with combined soft tissue swelling. Based on the clinical and radiological findings, the initial diagnosis was complicated frontal sinusitis, presenting Pott's puffy tumor. Unexpectedly, HIV testing was positive on preoperative laboratory test, and the frontal sinus lesion was confirmed as EBV-positive DLBCL on biopsy.

conclusionThrough this article, we suggest that EBV-positive DLBCL should be considered as possible diagnosis for patients with nonspecific space-occupying lesion of the paranasal sinuses. We also highlight an importance of clinical suspicion in diagnosing HIV infection because HIV serology is not routinely tested in patients with paranasal sinus problem.

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Case reportComputed tomographyEpstein-Barr virusHuman immunodeficiency virusLymphomaParanasal sinus

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