Table 3.

Review of previously reported cases of fulminant EBV+ T-cell LPD following acute EBV infection

Reference Age/ sex Ethnic origin Clinical presentation Histopathologic features Phenotype EBV status TCR status Therapy and outcome
Su et al39 13/M  Asian  Hepatosplenomegaly, jaundice, pleural adhesion  Nodal 1 immunoblastic lymphoma CD8+ EBV+ TCR-β R  CHOP; dead at 3 mo  
 7/M  Asian  Adenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly Nodal ALILD-like T cell lymphoma  CD8+ EBV+ TCR-β R  CHOP, bleomycin, precarbazine; dead at 13 mo  
Mori et al37 2/M  Asian IM followed by hepatic failure, sepsis, pancytopenia  Systemic atypical lymphoid infiltrates with necrosis  CD8+ EBV+, clonal  ND  Antivirus, interferon-alpha, steroids; dead at 31 d  
Gaillard et al36 7/F  Unspecified  IM followed by persistent fever, adenopathy, VAHS  Systemic atypical lymphoid infiltrates with necrosis  CD8+ EBV+ TCR-β & γ R Steroids, acyclovir, VP16; dead at 1 y  
Chan et al33 3/F  Asian  Fever, adenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly  Large granular lymphocytosis in peripheral blood, tissue morphology not specified  CD8+ EBV+, clonal  TCR-β R  Antibiotics; dead at 11 d  
Craig et al34 20 mo/ F Unspecified  Fever, generalized erythematous skin rash, hepatosplenomegaly  Splenic and mesenteric nodal inv by T-cell lymphoma NOS  Uninterpretable  EBV+, clonal TCR-β R  Supportive therapy; dead at 25 d  
Tazawa et al40 1/M  Asian  Fever, tonsillitis, cervical adenopathy hepatosplenomegaly, grancytopenia  Systemic lymphoid infiltrates, lacking cytologic atypia  CD8+ EBV+ ND  Supportive therapy; dead at 3 d 
Noma et al38 1/F  Asian  Fever, pancytopenia, hepatosplenomegaly  Not specified, bone marrow analyzed CD4+ & CD8+ EBV+, clonal  TCR-β & γ R  VP16 therapy; relapse at 15 mo, no further follow-up  
Dolezal et al35 24/M Asian  Headache, fever, night sweats, hepatosplenomegaly, elevated liver enzymes, VAHS  Systemic lymphoid infiltrates, polymorphosis, lacking cytologic atypia  CD56+, CD8+, CD3 (true NK) EBV+, clonal  TCR-β G  Antibiotics, dead at 1 mo  
Kawaguchi et al41 5/M  Asian Fever, hepatosplenomegaly, pancytopenia, VAHS  Liver and bone marrow small lymphoid infiltrates  CD45RO, TCR-β+ EBV+, clonal  TCR-β γG  Dead at 3 mo 
 1/M  Asian  Fever, hepatosplenomegaly, pancytopenia, VAHS  Depleted lymph nodes, hypocellular BM with relative lymphocytosis, not further specified  CD45RO, TCR-β EBV+, dorsal  TCR-β γ G  Dead at 1 mo 
Reference Age/ sex Ethnic origin Clinical presentation Histopathologic features Phenotype EBV status TCR status Therapy and outcome
Su et al39 13/M  Asian  Hepatosplenomegaly, jaundice, pleural adhesion  Nodal 1 immunoblastic lymphoma CD8+ EBV+ TCR-β R  CHOP; dead at 3 mo  
 7/M  Asian  Adenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly Nodal ALILD-like T cell lymphoma  CD8+ EBV+ TCR-β R  CHOP, bleomycin, precarbazine; dead at 13 mo  
Mori et al37 2/M  Asian IM followed by hepatic failure, sepsis, pancytopenia  Systemic atypical lymphoid infiltrates with necrosis  CD8+ EBV+, clonal  ND  Antivirus, interferon-alpha, steroids; dead at 31 d  
Gaillard et al36 7/F  Unspecified  IM followed by persistent fever, adenopathy, VAHS  Systemic atypical lymphoid infiltrates with necrosis  CD8+ EBV+ TCR-β & γ R Steroids, acyclovir, VP16; dead at 1 y  
Chan et al33 3/F  Asian  Fever, adenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly  Large granular lymphocytosis in peripheral blood, tissue morphology not specified  CD8+ EBV+, clonal  TCR-β R  Antibiotics; dead at 11 d  
Craig et al34 20 mo/ F Unspecified  Fever, generalized erythematous skin rash, hepatosplenomegaly  Splenic and mesenteric nodal inv by T-cell lymphoma NOS  Uninterpretable  EBV+, clonal TCR-β R  Supportive therapy; dead at 25 d  
Tazawa et al40 1/M  Asian  Fever, tonsillitis, cervical adenopathy hepatosplenomegaly, grancytopenia  Systemic lymphoid infiltrates, lacking cytologic atypia  CD8+ EBV+ ND  Supportive therapy; dead at 3 d 
Noma et al38 1/F  Asian  Fever, pancytopenia, hepatosplenomegaly  Not specified, bone marrow analyzed CD4+ & CD8+ EBV+, clonal  TCR-β & γ R  VP16 therapy; relapse at 15 mo, no further follow-up  
Dolezal et al35 24/M Asian  Headache, fever, night sweats, hepatosplenomegaly, elevated liver enzymes, VAHS  Systemic lymphoid infiltrates, polymorphosis, lacking cytologic atypia  CD56+, CD8+, CD3 (true NK) EBV+, clonal  TCR-β G  Antibiotics, dead at 1 mo  
Kawaguchi et al41 5/M  Asian Fever, hepatosplenomegaly, pancytopenia, VAHS  Liver and bone marrow small lymphoid infiltrates  CD45RO, TCR-β+ EBV+, clonal  TCR-β γG  Dead at 3 mo 
 1/M  Asian  Fever, hepatosplenomegaly, pancytopenia, VAHS  Depleted lymph nodes, hypocellular BM with relative lymphocytosis, not further specified  CD45RO, TCR-β EBV+, dorsal  TCR-β γ G  Dead at 1 mo 

IM indicates infectious mononucleosis; VAHS, virus-associated hepatophagocytic syndrome; TCR, T-cell receptor (R, rearranged; G, germline); AILD, angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy; NOS, not otherwise specified; ND, not done.

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