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The aim of this study was to investigate the possible association of EBV infection with MF.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This case-control study was performed on skin biopsy samples of 57 MF patients referred to Pathology Department of Mashhad Emam Reza Hospital from 2000 to 2011 and also on 57 melanocytic nevus samples matched with patients for age and sex. The presence of EBV in samples was evaluated by polymerase chain reaction. Statistical analysis of the data was conducted with the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 11.5 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In this study, out of 57 MF samples, there were 34 male and 23 female patients, with male:female ratio of 1.04. Mean patient age was 51.4 years. There were 22 and 4 positive cases of EBV in the case and control groups, respectively. Chi-square statistical test showed that EBV was significantly higher in case group than control (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.000). There was no correlation between the presence of EBV in samples with lesion type, age and gender of the patients.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>According to our study results, EBV is a likely etiologic agent or potential promoter in the pathogenesis of MF.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/0019-5154.156423","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,5,6]],"date-time":"2015-05-06T02:33:56Z","timestamp":1430879636000},"page":"321-321","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["Evaluation of the Association Between Epstein-Barr Virus and Mycosis Fungoides"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"60","author":[{"given":"Yalda","family":"Nahidi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Department of Dermatology, Cutaneous 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