title: Fulminant vasculitis: a rare fatal complication of lymphoma.
abstract: Vasculitis is rarely associated with lymphoma; however, most cases associated with lymphoma are cutaneous. Systemic vasculitis in association with lymphoma is usually an indolent and non-fatal complication. Two patients presented to our department with fulminant vasculitis with a fatal course and were later diagnosed with lymphoma. A search of the literature for systemic fulminant vasculitis in association with lymphoma disclosed eight case reports. We suggest that lymphoma should be considered as a possible etiology in patients with fulminant systemic vasculitis. The therapeutic implications of such an association are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine C, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
authors.forename: Eyal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Leshem
authors.forename: Yaron
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Davidovitz
authors.forename: Eyal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Meltzer
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fefer
authors.forename: Efrat
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ofek
authors.forename: Yechezkel
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sidi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*