title: [Reversible myelofibrosis in angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy].
abstract: Ankle oedema and abdominal swelling suddenly developed in a 55-year-old woman who also had lymphadenopathy in the neck, axillae and groin. Ultrasonography demonstrated hepatosplenomegaly, ascites and pleural effusions. Histological examination of some lymph-nodes from the axilla and groin revealed angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy (low-malignant peripheral T cell lymphoma). Bone-marrow biopsy was undertaken because of a normocytic anaemia (haemoglobin 4.9 g/dl) requiring blood transfusion, thrombocytopenia (5000/microliters) and monoclonal IgG gammopathy. This showed lymphoma-associated secondary myelofibrosis. Treatment with prednisone (2 mg/kg daily for 8 weeks) and vincristine (1 mg/m2 once weekly for 4 weeks) brought about partial remission of the angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy with normalization of the clinical and laboratory findings, the splenohepatomegaly regressed, and there was only a small amount of ascites. Four months after onset of the illness bone-marrow biopsy also showed regression of the myelofibrosis.
authors.affiliation: I. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universität Mainz.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Orth
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Treichel
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Mayet
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Störkel
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Meyer zum Büschenfelde
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007119:Immunoblastic Lymphadenopathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D055728:Primary Myelofibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012074:Remission Induction; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D014750:Vincristine; D011241:Prednisone
vernacular_title: Reversible myelofibrose bei angioimmunoblastischer Lymphadenopathie.