Falsely positive HIV test due to Interference by heterophile antibodies in a patient with Mantle cell lymphoma treated with Rituximab

Heterophilic antibodies can interfere with laboratory tests causing erroneous results. We report the case of a 55-year-old man with Mantle cell myeloma treated with Rituximab that caused false positive results of HIV serologic test. The cause of this interference was investigated, and very high leve...

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Autori principali:	Mariano Fiorenza, Michele Cennamo, Evelina La Civita, Stefano Brusa, Luca Vallefuoco, Rosanna Sorrentino, Giuseppe Gaeta, Federico Chiurazzi, Elena Grimaldi, Massimiliano Galdiero, Daniela Terracciano, Giuseppe Portella
Natura:	Artigo
Lingua:	Inglês
Pubblicazione:	Elsevier 2022-09-01
Serie:	Current Problems in Cancer: Case Reports
Soggetti:	Heterophile antibodies Rituximab Hiv Lymphoma Immunoassay
Accesso online:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666621922000424
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