Journal of Hematology, ISSN 1927-1212 print, 1927-1220 online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 8, Number 2, June 2019, pages 79-82

Herpes Simplex Necrotic Lymphadenitis Masquerading as Richter’s Transformation in Treatment-Naive Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. The 18FDG-PET/CT scan showing highly FDG-avid extensive confluent lymphadenopathy bilaterally in the neck. Central photopenia is suggestive of necrosis.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Immunostaining of adenopathy core biopsy for HSV highlighting the cells with nuclear inclusions within and surrounding the necrotic areas.