A Case of Angioimmunoblastic Lymphadenopathy with Dysproteinemia (AILD) Like Peripheral T Cell Lymphoma.
- Author:
Hyewon HAHN
1
;
Hyong Soo CHOI
;
Eun Sun YOO
;
Ki Woong SUNG
;
Hee Young SHIN
;
Chul Woo KIM
;
Hyo Seop AHN
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy with dysproteinemia;
Angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy with dysproteinemia like peripheral T cell lymphoma;
Polyclonal gammopathy;
Monoclonal gammopathy
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Brain Infarction;
Child;
Drug Therapy;
Exanthema;
Fever;
Humans;
Hypergammaglobulinemia;
Immunoblastic Lymphadenopathy*;
Lymph Nodes;
Lymphatic Diseases;
Lymphocytes;
Lymphoma;
Lymphoma, T-Cell, Peripheral*;
Lymphoproliferative Disorders;
Male;
Paraproteinemias;
Seoul
- From:Korean Journal of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
1998;5(1):194-201
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy with dysproteinemia(AILD), first described at early seventies, is a clinico-pathologic syndrome which has common features of lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, fever, rash and dysproteinemia. It is a lymphoproliferative disease, differs from malignant lymphoma by the high frequency of constitutional symptoms and by the presence of generalized lymph node enlargement, hepatosplenomegaly, cutaneous menifestations and polyclonal hypergammaglobulinemia at the time of clinical onset. Peripheral T cell lymphomas(PTCL) are morphologically and immunologically heterogeneous group of lymphoproliferative disorders that are composed of postthymic lymphocytes. There are group of cases showing features similar to AILD, and these cases are classified as AILD like PTCL. We report a rare case of AILD like PTCL in an 8 year old boy, who visited Seoul National University Hospital with fever, hepatosplenomegaly and cervical lymphadenopathy, and diagnosed as AILD like PTCL by lymph node biopsy. He did not respond to conventional chemotherapy and died 1 year after clinical onset during chemotherapy, showing feature of multiple brain infarction of unknown etiology.
