Association of Systemic Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma and Active Toxoplasmosis in a Child
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INTRODUCTION Anaplastic large cell lymphoma is a subset of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and an unusual disease in children. CASE PRESENTATION Herein we have reported a 7- year- old girl with a large necrotic skin ulcer on the chest caused by systemic form of anaplastic large-cell lymphoma and simultaneous active toxoplasmosis diagnosed by PCR on lymph node specimen. There were few reports showing a role for toxoplasma infection to cause some malignancies such as lymphoma in adults. CONCLUSIONS Based to our knowledge, this has been the first report of simultaneous systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma and active toxoplasmosis, documented by positive PCR on tissue biopsy in a child. This case report has suggested more attention to the accompanying Toxoplasma gondii infection as a probable cause of some types of lymphomas.
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