Serological similarities between hyperreactive malarial splenomegaly and splenic lymphoma in West Africa
- 1 July 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Vol. 92 (4) , 463-467
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0035-9203(98)91095-1
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.Keywords
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