Young males with primary lymphoma of bone presenting with musculoskeletal pain are prone to be misdiagnosed as ankylosing spondylitis: a case report.
Primary lymphoma of bone (PLB) is an uncommon clinical entity. Pain in the skeleton and pelvis is a frequent complaint which may be partly relieved by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. So, the patients suffering from PLB are easily referred to the rheumatologist and often be misdiagnosed as rheumatic diseases. Here, we described a case of PLB presenting with rheumatic pain.
Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai, People's Republic of China. baojun@smmu.edu.cn
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D000293:Adolescent; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D059352:Musculoskeletal Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D017211:Treatment Failure; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
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