1. [Masquerade syndrome in a patient with a primary central nervous syndrome lymphoma].
- Author
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Mazzei JA, Campos AL, Melero MJ, Schlaen A, Argento C, and Zárate JO
- Subjects
- Adult, Brain Neoplasms complications, Fatal Outcome, Humans, Infratentorial Neoplasms complications, Infratentorial Neoplasms diagnosis, Lymphoma, B-Cell complications, Male, Supratentorial Neoplasms complications, Supratentorial Neoplasms diagnosis, Uveitis etiology, Vitrectomy, Brain Neoplasms diagnosis, Lymphoma, B-Cell diagnosis, Uveitis diagnosis
- Abstract
We report the case of a 37-year-old, white male with a primary central nervous system lymphoma with multiple supra and infratentorial locations. The patient developed manifestations of intraocular inflammation secondary to the intracranial neoplasm (masquerade syndrome) and lymphocytopenia--with a low CD4 cell count--representing an immunodeficiency state which etiology was undiagnosed. The diagnosis of lymphoma was established by vitreous cytology. The patient died 10 months after the beginning of the symptoms.
- Published
- 2003