Question 15
What organism is most commonly associated with the diagnosis mentioned in Question 14?
A) Coxsackie Virus
B) Human T Cell Virus
C) Cytomegalovirus
D) Ebstein Baar
E) H. Pylori
F) S. Hematobium
G) C. Sinesis
H) Human immunodeficiency Virus
I) Hantavirus
J) Picorna Virus
2 comments:
Answer: C) Cytomegalovirus
50 % of Cases of HD are associated with CMV
Other options:
A) Coxsackie Virus : Hand foot mouth disease, herpangina, cardiomyopathy, pericarditis.
B) Human T Cell Virus: Adult T cell leukemia (+TAX gene that – TP53)
D) Ebstein Baar : Burkitts (myc oncogene)
E) H. Pylori (Low grade malignant lymphoma)
F) S. Hematobium (Bladder Ca)
G) C. Sinesis (cholangioCa)
H) Human immunodeficiency Virus (NHL: CNS lymphoma, Kaposi Sarcoma)
I) Hantavirus (hemorrhagic fever)
J) Picorna Virus (includes Polio, echo, rhino, coxsackie, HAV)
I believe 50% of cases of HD are associated with EBV and not CMV. I have checked various sources and all states Hodkins association with EBV in 50% of cases esp in Mixed Cellularity HD.
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