Intravascular large B cell lymphoma: an elusive cause of pyrexia of unknown origin diagnosed postmortem.
Intravascular large B cell lymphoma (IVLBCL) is a rare cause of pyrexia of unknown origin. Because of its protean clinical manifestations, diagnosis is elusive and is often made postmortem. We report here a case of IVLBCL that evaded diagnosis despite multiple investigations in vivo for pyrexia of unknown origin over a 5&#x2010;month period.
Holmes
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Department of Infectious Diseases, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Australia. natasha.holmes@austin.org.au
Gordon
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Lightfoot
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Crowley
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Buchanan
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Smith
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Johnson
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D000368:Aged; D018951:Antigens, CD20 / Q000032:analysis; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008853:Microscopy; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
D018951:Antigens, CD20