Literature DB >> 18501091

Hodgkin lymphoma presenting with various immunologic abnormalities, including autoimmune hepatitis, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, and immune thrombocytopenia.

Takayuki Saitoh1, Takafumi Matsushima, Yasuyuki Saito, Arito Yamane, Akihiko Yokohoma, Hiroyuki Irisawa, Hiroshi Handa, Norifumi Tsukamoto, Masamitsu Karasawa, Masaru Kojima, Yoshihisa Nojima, Hirokazu Murakami.   

Abstract

Immunologic abnormalities have been described in patients with Hodgkin lymphoma, including autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) and immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). In this report, we describe a rare case of a 59-year-old woman who had autoimmune-mediated hepatitis and Hashimoto's thyroiditis at initial presentation of Hodgkin lymphoma. She was treated with ABVD (doxorubicin/bleomycin/vinblastine/dacarbazine), which induced a complete remission. One year later, she developed a sudden Coombs-positive hemolytic anemia and immune thrombocytopenia. She was diagnosed with Evans syndrome and was treated with prednisolone and intravenous immunoglobulin. However, the response of the therapies was poor; she died of progressive thrombocytopenia. The autopsy revealed the relapse of Hodgkin lymphoma of cervical lymph nodes. Although autoimmune disorders are described in Hodgkin lymphoma, our case shows a rare instance of a patient who had various immunologic abnormalities, including autoimmune-mediated hepatitis, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, AIHA, and ITP.

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Year:  2008        PMID: 18501091     DOI: 10.3816/clm.2008.n.007

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Clin Lymphoma Myeloma        ISSN: 1557-9190


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1.  Lymphocyte Rich Hodgkin's Lymphoma Presented with Warm Hemolytic Anemia: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Authors:  Jorge M Hurtado-Cordovi; Vaibhav Verma; Vladimir Gotlieb; Marianne Frieri
Journal:  Case Rep Hematol       Date:  2011-09-28
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