Open AccessLymphadenopathy Mimicking Lymphoma Associated with Cryoglobulinaemia and Arteritis
Author(s) -
David Slater,
S.S. Bleehen,
Barry W. Hancock,
Andrew G. Messenger,
Leonard Harvey
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of the royal society of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1758-1095
pISSN - 0141-0768
DOI - 10.1177/014107688207500511
Subject(s) - arteritis , lymphoma , medicine , pathology , malignant lymphoma , pseudolymphoma , vasculitis , cryoglobulins , lymphatic disease , antibody , immunology , disease
Two patients are described with polyclonal IgG cryoglobulinaemia and necrotizing arteritis who developed severe lymphadenopathy which clinically mimicked malignant lymphoma. Histological studies demonstrated that the lymphadenopathy resulted from a pseudolymphomatous reaction associated with vascular damage.
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