[Infectious causes of non-Hodgkin lymphomas]

Ugeskr Laeger. 2002 Dec 9;164(50):5927-32.
[Article in Danish]

Abstract

The etiology to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma remains incompletely understood. Chronic infection with certain viruses and bacteria has attracted interest in recent years because of the association with lymphoma development. In this article we present an overview of the current evidence of infectious causes to non-Hodgkin's lymphomas.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Borrelia burgdorferi / immunology
  • Burkitt Lymphoma / virology
  • Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / complications
  • HIV Infections / complications
  • Helicobacter Infections / complications
  • Helicobacter pylori / immunology
  • Hepatitis C / complications
  • Humans
  • Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell / virology
  • Lyme Disease / complications
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / microbiology*
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / virology
  • Polyomavirus Infections / complications
  • Simian virus 40 / immunology