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ArticleCureus2024

A Case Report on a Rare Type of Lymphoma: Angioimmunoblastic T-cell Lymphoma.

Andreia S Machado, Ana Catarina B Marques, Antony Soares Dionísio, Beatriz S Ferreira, Tiago M Marques

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Andreia S MachadoInternal Medicine Department, Unidade Local de Saúde Ocidental, Hospital São Francisco Xavier, Lisbon, PRT.
Ana Catarina B MarquesPathology and Laboratory Department, Unidade Local de Saúde de Santa Maria, Hospital Santa Maria, Lisbon, PRT.
Antony Soares DionísioInternal Medicine Department, Unidade Local de Saúde Ocidental, Hospital São Francisco Xavier, Lisbon, PRT.
Beatriz S FerreiraInternal Medicine Department, Unidade Local de Saúde Ocidental, Hospital São Francisco Xavier, Lisbon, PRT.
Tiago M MarquesInfectious Disease Department, Unidade Local de Saúde de Santa Maria, Hospital Santa Maria, Lisbon, PRT.

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Abstract

Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL) is a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). We present a case of a 60-year-old female who attended the emergency department (ED) with fatigue, recurrent fever, weight loss, and adenopathy for six months. Laboratory findings showed anemia, lymphocytosis, eosinophilia, thrombocytosis, cholestasis, hypoproteinemia, and hypoalbuminemia. Abdominopelvic computed tomography (CT) revealed multiple adenopathies. A lymph node biopsy yielded inconclusive results in the outpatient clinic. Later, during admission, the patient underwent a positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT), revealing a cervical adenopathy cluster that was excised en bloc. Histology confirmed the diagnosis of AITL. The medical team initiated chemotherapy but opted for exclusive symptomatic treatment due to disease progression. The patient died six months after diagnosis. The fluctuating and nonspecific presentation of AITL can hinder and delay definitive diagnosis, therefore impacting treatment and prognosis.

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angioimmunoblastic t-cell lymphomaeosinophilialymphadenopathynon-hodgkin lymphomaperipheral t-cell lymphoma

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PMID38966477
PMCPMC11223733

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