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 u...

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Published in:	Clinical infectious diseases Vol. 51; no. 9; pp. e61 - e64
Main Authors:	Holmes, N. E., Gordon, C. L., Lightfoot, N., Crowley, P., Buchanan, R. R., Smith, C. L., Johnson, P. D. R.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States The University of Chicago Press 01-11-2010
Subjects:	Aged Antigens, CD20 - analysis Fatal Outcome Female Fever of Unknown Origin - etiology Humans Immunohistochemistry Lymphoma, B-Cell - complications Lymphoma, B-Cell - diagnosis Lymphoma, B-Cell - pathology Microscopy Vascular Neoplasms - complications Vascular Neoplasms - diagnosis Vascular Neoplasms - pathology
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Summary:	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-month period.
Bibliography:	Reprints or correspondence: Dr N. E. Holmes Dept of Infectious Diseases Austin Health PO Box 5555 Heidelberg VIC 3084 Australia (natasha.holmes@austin.org.au). ark:/67375/HXZ-SWM6TD1X-F istex:402F06809D4C29B9B414679D7FD99951BA2814FF ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3
ISSN:	1058-4838 1537-6591
DOI:	10.1086/656684