Abstract: Three female patients presented with red papules, blister, nodules, scab and depressed scar all over the whole body symmetrically, with systemic symptoms including fever and lymphadenectasis. Biopsy of the skin lesion showed dense infiltration constituting of lymphoid cells in dermis. High titers of IgG antibody to EBV antigen, high copies of EBV-DNA and abnormal lymphocyte immunotype were identified in the sera of the three patients.

Key words: EBV, hydroa vacciniforme-like, lymphoproliferative disorder