Unusual presentation of non-Hodgkin lymphoma: polyarthritis and uveitis mimicking a rheumatologic disease.
We report a case of 45-year-old male who presented with polyarthritis and posterior uveitis. He was given azathioprine (AZA) 150 mg day(-1) and methyl-prednisolone 48 mg day(-1) for his uveitis and polyarthritis. Eye and joint complaints improved with these medications within 1 month. Three months later, while he was on AZA, the patient presented with pain on his anterior chest wall associated with diffuse hyperemic and warm mass lesion. A wedge biopsy of the lesion was reported as diffuse large B-cell NHL. Here, we briefly discuss the relationship between arthritis, uveitis and lymphoproliferative disease.
Department of Hematology, School of Medicine, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Eskişehir, Türkey.
Eren
E
Gündüz
Cengiz
C
Korkmaz
Timuçin
T
Kaşifoğlu
Zafer
Z
Gülbaş
D001168:Arthritis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications*; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014605:Uveitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
D001379:Azathioprine