Case 36: A difficult diagnosis in a patient with fever and progressive multi-organ failure

被引:3
作者
Gabriel, Ian H.
Chong, Nick
Rice, Alexandra
Negus, Rupert
Bain, Barbara J.
机构
[1] St Marys Hosp, Imperial Coll, Fac Med, Dept Haematol, London W2 1NY, England
[2] St Marys Hosp, Dept Haematol, London, England
[3] St Marys Hosp, Dept Gastroenterol, London, England
[4] St Marys Hosp, Dept Cellular Pathol, London, England
关键词
intravascular lymphoma; pyrexia of unknown origin; diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; angiotropic B-cell lymphoma;
D O I
10.1080/10428190701342703
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
A man in late middle age presented with fever, systemic symptoms, raised inflammatory markers and anaemia of chronic disease. Despite two months of investigation, the diagnosis of a haematological malignancy was made only at autopsy.
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页码:1407 / 1409
页数:3
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