Unusual papillary lymphoid hyperplasia of the palatine tonsil associated with Epstein–Barr virus infection in a child: A case report

5^th European Conference on Clinical and Medical Case Reports

September 07-08, 2017 Paris, France

Nicolas Martinelli

University of Pavia, Italy

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Clin Case Rep

Abstract :

We describe the case of an Italian, Caucasian nine-year-old girl, suffering from a unilateral tonsillar swelling. Histopathological and immune-histochemical exams show a lymphoepithelial reactive hyperplasia overlap with a chronicle inflammation. Microbiologic swaps reveal a throat infection caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, and a probable viral infection, caused by Ebstein Barr Virus (EBV). We underline the importance to recognise and consider this benign lesion due to its similarities with a malignant neoplastic form, especially during differential diagnosis of cervical swellings in young women. This is one of the rare cases described in scientific literature in the last years, especially among caucasian race.

Biography :

Nicolas Martinelli is a student at the faculty of medicine and surgery of the University of Pavia. At present, he has published one paper in the Journal of pediatric care.