In:
American Journal of Clinical Pathology, Oxford University Press (OUP), Vol. 139, No. 5 ( 2013-05-01), p. 651-661
Abstract:
Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV), also known as human herpesvirus-8, is associated with 1 form of multicentric Castleman disease (MCD) and is the etiologic agent for most MCD in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected patients. Diagnosis is usually determined by lymph node biopsy. Bone marrow findings in KSHV-MCD are not well characterized. We conducted histomorphologic and immunohistochemical evaluation of bone marrow biopsy specimens in HIV-infected patients with KSHV-MCD, including evaluation for KSHV latency-associated nuclear antigen. Findings were correlated with clinical features and KSHV viral load. Reactive plasmacytosis was the predominant feature. Lymphoid aggregates were less common and not diagnostic of KSHV-MCD. Forty-eight percent of cases contained scattered KSHV-infected mononuclear cells. Although patients were generally cytopenic, bone marrow biopsy specimens were normocellular to hypercellular except in patients receiving hematotoxic therapy. Bone marrow biopsy specimens in KSHV-MCD patients recapitulate findings of interleukin-6 excess. In patients with HIV, unexplained cytopenias, and bone marrow plasmacytosis, evaluation for KSHV-MCD is warranted.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1943-7722
,
0002-9173
DOI:
10.1309/AJCPKGF7U8AWQBVG
Language:
English
Publisher:
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date:
2013
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2039921-2
