Leukocytoclastic vasculitis in malignant lymphoma. Case report and review of the literature.
A 76-year-old patient presenting with leukocytoclastic vasculitis and later diagnosed as having diffuse immunoblastic lymphoma is presented. The clinical data of patients with leukocytoclastic vasculitis and lymphoproliferative disease reported in the literature are summarized. Other diseases associated with this form of vasculitis and the proposed pathogenesis are briefly discussed.
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Department of Internal Medicine B, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.
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Wysenbeek
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology