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HODGKIN'S DISEASE PRESENTING AS PERICARDITIS
Author(s) -
Larsson Olle,
Stein Gary,
Seivers Jan
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1976.tb130146.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pericarditis , differential diagnosis , presentation (obstetrics) , disease , pericardium , dermatology , surgery , pathology
Two patients presented with initial symptoms of pericarditis. Palpable lymph nodes developed a few weeks later and a diagnosis of Hodgkin's disease was made. Although rare, this mode of presentation of Hodgkin's disease has been reported previously, and it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of any patient with pericarditis with severe general symptoms or a prolonged course.