Recalcitrant pruritus as primary manifestation of synchronous Hodgkins lymphoma and Langerhans cell histiocytosis

Title:

Recalcitrant pruritus as primary manifestation of synchronous Hodgkins lymphoma and Langerhans cell histiocytosis
Recalcitrant pruritus as primary manifestation of synchronous Hodgkins lymphoma and Langerhans cell histiocytosis

Creator:

Topal, Afsha A., Malkani, Ram H., Bhat, Ganapathi, and Vishnani, Reshma T.

Contributor:

Topal, Afsha A., Malkani, Ram H., Bhat, Ganapathi, and Vishnani, Reshma T.

Identifier:

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Subject:

staří, ženské pohlaví, histiocytóza z Langerhansových buněk--diagnóza--komplikace, Hodgkinova nemoc--diagnóza--komplikace, lidé, and pruritus--komplikace

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Format:

braille, text, and regular print

Description:

We present a 73 year old female with intractable pruritus and nonspecific cutaneous rash for a period of 9 months. She had recieved symptomatic therapy with no improvement. A complete examination revealed axillary and abdominal lymphadenopathy. A biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of Hodgkins lymphoma with Langerhans cell histiocytosis. She received 5 cycles of chemotherapy with resolution of pruritus and reduction in axillary and abdominal lymphadenopathy. The patient presented 6 months later with relapse and succumbed to the illness. Simultaneous occurrence of Langerhans cell histiocytosis and Hodgkins lymphoma may lead to misdiagnosis. The awareness of such an association is important to make an accurate diagnosis and guide appropriate therapy., Afsha A. Topal, Ram H. Malkani, Ganapathi Bhat, Reshma T. Vishnani, and Literatura 17

Language:

English

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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Relation:

Acta medica (Hradec Králové)--MED00010947

Source:

Acta medica (Hradec Králové) | 2012 Volume:55 | Number:2

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Date:

2012