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Radiotherapy for Epstein-Barr Virus-Positive Mucocutaneous Ulcer at the Lower Leg Skin: A Case Report
Epstein-Barr virus-positive mucocutaneous ulcer (EBVMCU) is a rare lymphoproliferation and a relatively benign condition. Although the condition can be cured without treatment, some cases require chemotherapy, resection, or radiotherapy. However, there are no established standards regarding the dose...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9711937/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36465755 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.30936 |
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author | Kubo, Nobuteru Okano, Naoko Kawamura, Hidemasa Uchiyama, Akihiko Ohno, Tatsuya |
author_facet | Kubo, Nobuteru Okano, Naoko Kawamura, Hidemasa Uchiyama, Akihiko Ohno, Tatsuya |
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description | Epstein-Barr virus-positive mucocutaneous ulcer (EBVMCU) is a rare lymphoproliferation and a relatively benign condition. Although the condition can be cured without treatment, some cases require chemotherapy, resection, or radiotherapy. However, there are no established standards regarding the dose and schedule of radiation therapy. We present the case of a 44-year-old female with a history of living donor kidney transplantation who developed EBVMCU in the right lower leg after 23 years. She did not improve with conservative therapy and was treated with low-dose radiotherapy (4 Gy in two fractions) to the EBVMCU on the lower leg skin. The patient achieved complete control after one year without toxic effects. This case report provides evidence that low-dose radiotherapy is a potentially effective treatment for EBVMCU in patients who do not improve with observation or by decreasing immunosuppressive therapy. |
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spelling | pubmed-97119372022-12-02 Radiotherapy for Epstein-Barr Virus-Positive Mucocutaneous Ulcer at the Lower Leg Skin: A Case Report Kubo, Nobuteru Okano, Naoko Kawamura, Hidemasa Uchiyama, Akihiko Ohno, Tatsuya Cureus Dermatology Epstein-Barr virus-positive mucocutaneous ulcer (EBVMCU) is a rare lymphoproliferation and a relatively benign condition. Although the condition can be cured without treatment, some cases require chemotherapy, resection, or radiotherapy. However, there are no established standards regarding the dose and schedule of radiation therapy. We present the case of a 44-year-old female with a history of living donor kidney transplantation who developed EBVMCU in the right lower leg after 23 years. She did not improve with conservative therapy and was treated with low-dose radiotherapy (4 Gy in two fractions) to the EBVMCU on the lower leg skin. The patient achieved complete control after one year without toxic effects. This case report provides evidence that low-dose radiotherapy is a potentially effective treatment for EBVMCU in patients who do not improve with observation or by decreasing immunosuppressive therapy. Cureus 2022-10-31 /pmc/articles/PMC9711937/ /pubmed/36465755 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.30936 Text en Copyright © 2022, Kubo et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Dermatology Kubo, Nobuteru Okano, Naoko Kawamura, Hidemasa Uchiyama, Akihiko Ohno, Tatsuya Radiotherapy for Epstein-Barr Virus-Positive Mucocutaneous Ulcer at the Lower Leg Skin: A Case Report |
title | Radiotherapy for Epstein-Barr Virus-Positive Mucocutaneous Ulcer at the Lower Leg Skin: A Case Report |
title_full | Radiotherapy for Epstein-Barr Virus-Positive Mucocutaneous Ulcer at the Lower Leg Skin: A Case Report |
title_fullStr | Radiotherapy for Epstein-Barr Virus-Positive Mucocutaneous Ulcer at the Lower Leg Skin: A Case Report |
title_full_unstemmed | Radiotherapy for Epstein-Barr Virus-Positive Mucocutaneous Ulcer at the Lower Leg Skin: A Case Report |
title_short | Radiotherapy for Epstein-Barr Virus-Positive Mucocutaneous Ulcer at the Lower Leg Skin: A Case Report |
title_sort | radiotherapy for epstein-barr virus-positive mucocutaneous ulcer at the lower leg skin: a case report |
topic | Dermatology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9711937/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36465755 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.30936 |
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