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Lepromatous lymphadenitis masquerading as lymphoma

Author(s) -

Nipin Bagla,

Mandakini M. Patel,

Rajnikant Patel,

Mayur Jarag

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

leprosy review

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 2162-8807

pISSN - 0305-7518

DOI - 10.47276/lr.76.1.87

Subject(s) - medicine , lepromatous leprosy , leprosy , lymphoma , dermatology , cervical lymphadenopathy , axillary lymphadenopathy , axillary lymph nodes , pathology , metastasis , disease , cancer , breast cancer

A 70-year-old male presented with multiple lymphadenopathy and a strong clinical suspicion of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Cervical and axillary nodes were excised and were sent for histopathological evaluation, which revealed aggregates of lepra cells loaded with lepra bacilli. Clinicians practising in leprosy endemic areas should keep lepromatous lymphadenitis in mind while investigating patients with lymphadenopathy.

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