EBV POSITIVE MUCOCUTANEOUS ULCER

Course overview

EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS (EBV) POSITIVE B-CELL LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS (LPDS) ARE A SPECTRUM OF DISEASES THAT RANGE FROM SELF-LIMITING, LOCALIZED CONDITIONS TO AGGRESSIVE LYMPHOMAS. THE EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS IS A UBIQUITOUS ORGANISM, ACHIEVING ASYMPTOMATIC LIFELONG CARRIER STATUS IN A LARGE PROPORTION OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION. THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF THIS LATENT INFECTION IS DUE TO THE INTERACTION OF EBV WITH THE MEMORY B CELLS OF A HEALTHY, IMMUNOCOMPETENT INDIVIDUAL. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF EBV POSITIVE MUCOCUTANEOUS ULCER AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.