“…[59][60][61] In a proportion of cases, IDA-LPDs are related to one or more underlying viral infections, such as those sustained by EBV or, less frequently, HHV8. [62][63][64][65][66][67][68][69][70][71] Finally, the concept of defective immune regulation, which is the common denominator of all these disorders, is itself broad, encompassing wellknown conditions such as primary immunodeficiency, HIV infection and post-transplant or methotrexateinduced immunosuppression and newly recognized factors, related, for instance, to old age and malnutrition. [72][73][74][75] Cases were analysed using a wide range of techniques, as the information provided by cell Aggressive B-cell lymphomas 251 morphology alone is often inadequate to make a firm diagnosis or to predict the outcome of the process and to identify risk factors, which can assist in clinical decision making.…”