Abstract
In West Africa hyperreactive malarial splenomegaly (HMS) and splenic lymphoma with villous lymphocytes (SLVL) are demographically and clinically indistinguishable. Determination of lymphocyte clonality is needed to differentiate clearly between these 2 disorders. To obtain evidence to support our hypothesis that HMS and SLVL are aetiologically related we studied the serological profile of malaria-related antibodies in HMS and SLVL in West Africa. We found that in SLVL total immunoglobulin M and antimalarial antibody levels were markedly raised, a combination which is characteristic of HMS. These findings strongly support a developmental relationship between HMS and SLVL in tropical Africa and implicate malaria in this process.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 463-467 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene |
| Volume | 92 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1998 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Ghana
- Hyperreactive malarial splenomegaly
- Malaria
- Plasmodium falciparum
- Splenic lymphoma with villous lymphocytes
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