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Identification of Chlamydia trachomatis in a patient with ocular lymphoma.
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American journal of hematology [Am J Hematol] 2009 Sep; Vol. 84 (9), pp. 597-9. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- Accumulating evidence suggests that infectious agents may play a role in ocular adnexa lymphomas (OALs) of MALT-type [1-4]. In particular, Chlamydia psittaci, the causative agent of psittacosis, has been detected by PCR in most patients from Italy or isolated eastern Asiatic countries with OALs in absence of other Chlamydia species [4-8]. These patients have also been shown to have a complete or partial response to doxycycline, recognized to be a cheap and safe treatment in these patients [5,6]. In contrast, OAL patients from other geographic areas and with different genetic background were found to be negative for C. psittaci DNA or had a quite variable response to antibiotic treatment, assuming that this pathogen might not play a ubiquitous role in OALs and that bacterial infection is not associated with OAL [8-12].
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1096-8652
- Volume :
- 84
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- American journal of hematology
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- 19650142
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajh.21477