Malignant lymphoma and rheumatic symptoms.
A patient intially thought to have a connective tissue disease, later shown by biopsy to have Hodgkin's disease is described. The progress of her illness suggests that she is suffering from a connective tissue disease, too, or possibly secondary immune complex disease.
D005260:Female; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000150:complications*