A Case of Angiocentric Lymphoma Mimicking Behcet's Disease.
10.5021/ad.1997.9.1.22
- Author:
Jung Youl LEE
;
Kyu Wang WHANG
;
Hyun CHUNG
;
Young Keun KIM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Angiocentric lymphoma;
Behcet's disease
- MeSH:
Adult;
B-Lymphocytes;
Biopsy;
Blood Vessels;
Capsid;
Conjunctiva;
Female;
Humans;
Immunoglobulin G;
Lymphocytes;
Lymphoma*;
Oral Ulcer;
T-Lymphocytes;
Turbinates;
Ulcer
- From:Annals of Dermatology
1997;9(1):22-25
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We report a case of angiocentric lymphoma in a 41-year-old female who complained chiefly of a genital ulcer and a bulging conjunctiva on the right eye. She had a history of a re-current oral ulcer over a 5 year period and a genital ulcer over 3 years. The above manifested clinical findings may suggest Behcet's disease. However, a biopsy from the upper vaginal wall and the inferior turbinate showed that atypical small and large lymphocytes with hyper-chromatic, elongated and convoluted nuclei had aggregated around the thickened blood vessels, which is consistent with angiocentric lymphoma. Immunophenotypically, the atypical cells were positive for pan T-cell markers not B-cells. Serologically, the patient showed a high titer of i?B virus viral capsid antigen(VCA) IgG.
