EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS-ASSOCIATED LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDER AFTER AUTOLOGOUS BONE-MARROW TRANSPLANTATION - REPORT OF 2 CASES

Epstein-Barr virus-associated lymphoproliferative disorders have been frequently reported as a complication of solid organ and allogeneic bo ne marrow transplantation. Their occurrence is rare after autologous b one marrow transplantation (BMT) with only five published reports in t he literature, We report two cases of posttransplant lymphoproliferati ve disorder occurring after autologous BMT for Hodgkin's disease and n on-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders c an occur after autologous BMT and should be included in the differenti al diagnosis of patients with persistent fever, adenopathy or pulmonar y infiltrates.