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Burkitt's lymphoma, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, infectious mononucleosis and the epstein‐barr virus
Author(s) -
Strauss Melvin
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-197211000-00007
Subject(s) - nasopharyngeal carcinoma , mononucleosis , epstein–barr virus , virus , lymphoma , virology , disease , medicine , otorhinolaryngology , burkitt's lymphoma , immunology , pathology , radiation therapy , psychiatry
The Epstein‐Barr virus (EBV) is the most recently discovered member of the herpesvirus family. This virus has been found to be associated with three well recognized disease entities: Burkitt's lymphoma (BL), nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), and infectious mononucleosis (IM). Each of these may manifest itself in a fashion which involves the clinical area of interest of the otolaryngologist. A brief summary of the pertinent clinical aspects and the research findings of the past seven years which have implicated the EBV will be reviewed.