| Literature DB >> 29378736 |
Catharine Pearce1, Suzy Hope1,2, Joseph Butchart1.
Abstract
An 84-year-old woman presented with severe postural hypotension. Further assessment revealed weight loss, fatigue and fever at night. On examination, she had bilateral skin lesions on the inner thighs and skin biopsy revealed intravascular high grade B cell lymphoma. This was successfully treated with curative chemotherapy. The cause of the postural hypotension in this case was felt likely to be autonomic neuropathy caused by neurovascular infiltration by intravascular lymphoma. Treatment of the lymphoma has resolved the postural hypotension, although some symptoms of postural instability persist. © BMJ Publishing Group Ltd (unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2018. All rights reserved. No commercial use is permitted unless otherwise expressly granted.Entities:
Keywords: adrenal disorders; dermatology; geriatric medicine; haematology (incl blood transfusion)
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29378736 PMCID: PMC5812404 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2017-221803
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMJ Case Rep ISSN: 1757-790X