[Masquerade syndrome in a patient with a primary central nervous syndrome lymphoma].
We report the case of a 37-year-old, white male with a primary central nervous system lymphoma with multiple supra and infratentorial locations. The patient developed manifestations of intraocular inflammation secondary to the intracranial neoplasm (masquerade syndrome) and lymphocytopenia--with a low CD4 cell count--representing an immunodeficiency state which etiology was undiagnosed. The diagnosis of lymphoma was established by vitreous cytology. The patient died 10 months after the beginning of the symptoms.
Mazzei
Juan A
JA
Cátedra de Medicina, Facultad de Medicina, Hospital de Clínicas José de San Martín, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Campos
Ana L
AL
Melero
Marcelo J
MJ
Schlaen
Ariel
A
Argento
Carlos
C
Zárate
Jorge O
JO
D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D015192:Infratentorial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D015173:Supratentorial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014605:Uveitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D014821:Vitrectomy