TY - JOUR
T1 - Identification of Chlamydia trachomatis in a patient with ocular lymphoma
AU - Contini, Carlo
AU - Seraceni, Silva
AU - Carradori, Silvia
AU - Cultrera, Rosario
AU - Perri, Paolo
AU - Lanza, Francesco
PY - 2009/9
Y1 - 2009/9
N2 - Accumulating evidence suggests that infectious agents may play a role in ocular adnexa lymphomas (OALs) of MALT-type [1-4]. In particular, Chlamydia psittaci, the causative agent of psittacosis, has been detected by PCR in most patients from Italy or isolated eastern Asiatic countries with OALs in absence of other Chlamydia species [4-8]. These patients have also been shown to have a complete or partial response to doxycycline, recognized to be a cheap and safe treatment in these patients [5,6]. In contrast, OAL patients from other geographic areas and with different genetic background were found to be negative for C. psittaci DNA or had a quite variable response to antibiotic treatment, assuming that this pathogen might not play a ubiquitous role in OALs and that bacterial infection is not associated with OAL [8-12].
AB - Accumulating evidence suggests that infectious agents may play a role in ocular adnexa lymphomas (OALs) of MALT-type [1-4]. In particular, Chlamydia psittaci, the causative agent of psittacosis, has been detected by PCR in most patients from Italy or isolated eastern Asiatic countries with OALs in absence of other Chlamydia species [4-8]. These patients have also been shown to have a complete or partial response to doxycycline, recognized to be a cheap and safe treatment in these patients [5,6]. In contrast, OAL patients from other geographic areas and with different genetic background were found to be negative for C. psittaci DNA or had a quite variable response to antibiotic treatment, assuming that this pathogen might not play a ubiquitous role in OALs and that bacterial infection is not associated with OAL [8-12].
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U2 - 10.1002/ajh.21477
DO - 10.1002/ajh.21477
M3 - Article
C2 - 19650142
AN - SCOPUS:69549130533
VL - 84
SP - 597
EP - 599
JO - American Journal of Hematology
JF - American Journal of Hematology
SN - 0361-8609
IS - 9
ER -