Histological description of the lymphadenopathy related to Toscana virus infection. Report of a case

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 207, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 197-201

  Ranaldi, Renzo ^a   Goteri, Gaia ^a   Biagetti, Simona ^a   Cusi, Maria Grazia ^b   Rossini, Simonetta ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c Regional Hospital of Ancona   (Italy)

Author keywords

Histological features; Lymphadenopathy; Toscana virus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; VIRUS PROTEIN; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARBOVIRUS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CD3+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD4 CD8 RATIO; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEVER; HEADACHE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; INGUINAL LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHOID HYPERPLASIA; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MENINGITIS; NONHUMAN; SERODIAGNOSIS; TOSCANA VIRUS; TOSCANA VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIPYRETICS; BIOPSY; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MALE; PHLEBOTOMUS FEVER; RNA, VIRAL; SANDFLY FEVER NAPLES VIRUS;

EID: 79952445610     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: 16180631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2010.07.010     Document Type: Article

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