Primary central nervous system anaplastic large cell lymphoma presenting initially with meningitis
- Author:
Jeong A Kim
;
Hyun Joo Lee
;
Hyemin Kim
;
Byung Ho Cha
;
Heung Dong Kim
;
Joon Soo Lee
;
Hyo-Sun Kim
;
Hoon-Chul Kang
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Neurology Asia
2014;19(2):231-234
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Primary or secondary anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (ALCL) is an uncommon type of T-cell lymphoma and is extremely rare.1-3 It was said that only 15-20 cases of primary CNS-ALCLs have been reported in the literature.3 ALCL may present with a variety of symptoms and MRI findings. We report a case of a 10-year-old girl who presented with meningitis and later developed optic neuritis. She was initially diagnosed as tuberculosis meningitis after a positive interferon-γ test. Clinicians should be
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