An Unusual Presentation of Post-transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder Mimicking Vasculitis in Heart Transplantation

作者：Murray David L; Pereira Naveen L; Miller Dylan V^*

来源：Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 2008, 27(11): 1257-1261.

DOI：10.1016/j.healun.2008.07.029

This report details an unusual case of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) involving the epicardial coronary arteries and myocardial arterioles of an allograft heart, morphologically mimicking vasculitis, a finding associated with acute rejection, cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV), infection and infarction. Recognition of this novel PTLD pattern as a potential imitator of acute rejection in particular is important because reduction Of immunosuppression (to treat PTLD) is antithetical to the usual therapy for rejection. J Heart Lung Transplant 2008;27:1257-61.

• 出版日期2008-11