1. Cavitating Mesenteric Lymph Node Syndrome and Enteropathy-Associated T Cell Lymphoma as First Manifestation of Celiac Disease
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Rouslan Kotchetkov and Vishal Kukreti
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education.field_of_study ,Pathology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Systemic disease ,Malabsorption ,Leukopenia ,Thrombocytosis ,business.industry ,Population ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Lymphoma ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,hemic and lymphatic diseases ,Medicine ,Enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma ,medicine.symptom ,business ,education ,Lymph node - Abstract
Celiac disease (CD) is a common systemic disease, affecting about 1.0% of the population. Classical presentation includes malabsorption syndrome and deficiencies of macro-/micronutrients. Patients with undiagnosed CD may be referred to hematologists with different hematologic issues, including anemia, thrombocytosis, thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, venous thromboembolism, hyposplenism, and IgA deficiency. CD imposes an increased risk of various lymphomas, especially intestinal T- and B-cell lymphomas. Enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma (EATL) is a rare and aggressive disease with poor prognosis and often fatal complications. Here we present a case of EATL associated with cavitating mesenteric lymph node syndrome as a first manifestation of undiagnosed CD.
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- 2015
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