B cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in a girl with the DiGeorge anomaly

Arch Dis Child. 1999 Nov;81(5):444-5. doi: 10.1136/adc.81.5.444.

Abstract

The DiGeorge anomaly (DGA) is occasionally associated with cellular immunodeficiency. We report a female infant diagnosed with complete DGA, who developed fatal, high grade, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that expressed Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma should be considered in children with DGA.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • DiGeorge Syndrome / complications*
  • Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / complications
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / virology*
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / virology*