title: [Angioimmunoblastic lymphoma in a 73-year-old woman].
abstract: We describe the case of a 73-year-old woman with constitutional disorder and pain in the lower limbs, leading to initial suspicion of multiple myeloma. During the diagnostic process, there were discrepancies between the clinical course and findings of complementary tests. After a fulminant clinical course for a few days, the patient died, and a postmortem diagnosis of angioimmunoblastic lymphoma was established. We review the main aspects of this highly infrequent disease, the pathogenesis of which remains uncertain.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Geriatría, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Coca Díaz
authors.forename: M de los Angeles
authors.initials: Mde L
authors.lastname: García Alhambra
authors.forename: Silvana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rada Martínez
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Menárguez
authors.forename: José Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Serra Rexach
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007119:Immunoblastic Lymphadenopathy / Q000175:diagnosis*