1.
Muscle Nerve
; 42(1): 133-6, 2010 Jul.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20544922
ABSTRACT
We report a patient with intravascular large B-cell lymphoma who initially presented with acute ascending weakness and sensory changes. Electrodiagnostic testing and cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) studies were initially suggestive of a demyelinating polyneuropathy. Further clinical evaluation and testing were consistent with mononeuropathy multiplex. Autopsy revealed disseminated intravascular large-cell lymphoma. Intravascular large-cell lymphoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a rapidly evolving neuropathy associated with other organ involvement.
Subject(s)
Guillain-Barre Syndrome/pathology , Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Immunoblastic/pathology , Anti-Inflammatory Agents/therapeutic use , Autopsy , Axons/pathology , Diagnosis, Differential , Electrodiagnosis , Fatal Outcome , Guillain-Barre Syndrome/cerebrospinal fluid , Guillain-Barre Syndrome/diagnosis , Humans , Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Immunoblastic/cerebrospinal fluid , Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Immunoblastic/chemically induced , Male , Middle Aged , Muscle Strength/physiology , Muscle Weakness/etiology , Muscle, Skeletal/pathology , Neural Conduction/physiology , Peripheral Nerves/physiopathology , Peripheral Nervous System Diseases/etiology , Peripheral Nervous System Diseases/pathology , Pupil/physiology , Respiratory Insufficiency/etiology , Steroids/therapeutic use
2.
Lancet
; 340(8821): 727, 1992 Sep 19.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1355821