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A 27-year-old man with diplopia, fatiguable ptosis and rash: a rare presentation of angiocentric T cell lymphoma with lymphomatoid vasculitis.

Authors :
Lefter, Stela
Forde, Patrick
Nashat, Hebah
Moylan, Eugene
Yacoob, Yaseen
Source :
BMJ Case Reports; 1/ 9/2011, p5-5, 1p
Publication Year :
2011

Abstract

A 27-year-old man presented with a 36-h history of ptosis and diplopia and a 10-day history of a lower limb rash. Skin biopsy revealed an aggressive angiocentric ?d-T cell lymphoma. The patient's symptoms and signs disappeared within 1 week of commencement of chemotherapy and there are plans for allogeneic stem cell transplantation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1757790X
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
BMJ Case Reports
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
70369324