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ArticleIndian journal of hematology & blood transfusion : an official journal of Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion2025

Clinical Spectrum of Epstein Barr Viremia in Hematological Disorders: Case Series and Review of Literature.

Punit Jain, Kanika Khandelwal, Laxman Jessani, Jayalakshmi T K, Bhoomika Madhav, Tejinder Singh, Pallavi Patekar, Vaishali Lokhande, Bharat Agarwal, Anand Mishra and 12 more

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Punit JainPresent Address: Department of Hematology Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai, India.ORCID 0000-0003-3711-1014
Kanika KhandelwalPresent Address: Department of Hematology Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai, India.
Laxman JessaniDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai, India.
Jayalakshmi T KDepartment of Pulmonology, Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai, India.
Bhoomika MadhavDepartment of Pulmonology, Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai, India.
Tejinder SinghPresent Address: Department of Hematology Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai, India.
Pallavi PatekarDepartment of Medicine, Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai, India.
Vaishali LokhandeDepartment of Medicine, Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai, India.
Bharat AgarwalDepartment of Medicine, Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai, India.
Anand MishraDepartment of Medicine, Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai, India.
Akshay ChalaniDepartment of Medicine, Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai, India.
Veena VaneraDepartment of Pathology, Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai, India.
Shweta HarwaniDepartment of Pathology, Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai, India.
Jay MehtaDepartment of Oncopathology, Neuberg Oncology, Mumbai, India.
Vipin KhandelwalPresent Address: Department of Hematology Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai, India.
Chintan TrivediDepartment of Radiology, Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai, India.
Rohan SawantDepartment of Radiology, Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai, India.
Sandeep DeDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai, India.
Dipalee BoradeDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai, India.
Anand ZadeDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai, India.
Sanjay KhareDepartment of Medicine, Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai, India.
Narendra PatilDepartment of Microbiology, Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai, India.

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Abstract

Most primary Ebstein-Barr Virus (EBV) infections are asymptomatic, with up to 35% developing infectious mononucleosis (IM). After the initial primary infection (PI), EBV can undergo lytic replication and cause secondary manifestations like chronic active EBV, autoimmune diseases, or tumorigenesis. We aim to highlight the hematological spectrum of EBV and discuss its management. This is a retrospective case series of five adults (> 20 years) with confirmed EBV infection by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (QPCR) in peripheral blood. Case one showed a delayed PI with EBV in a 37-year-old female with generalized lymphadenopathy and spontaneous resolution. Case two was a complicated PI with severe nasal obstruction requiring steroids. Case three was EBV-induced Natural killer / T cell lymphoma with a complete response to modified SMILE therapy and radiation. Cases four and five demonstrate post-allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (alloHSCT) scenarios of EBV viremia and role of pre-emptive therapy. EBV infection can mimic lymphomas and should be tested in all adults with fever and lymphadenopathy. Although self-limiting, some EBV PI may need steroids. Early EBV QPCR monitoring can aid in prognostication and diagnosis. Post-alloHSCT EB viremia needs monitoring from four weeks to 12 months, especially with ongoing immunosuppression.

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EBVInfectious mononucleosisNK/T cell lymphomaPost allotransplant EBVPost-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder

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PMCPMC12515151

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