Painful purpura from intravascular large B-cell lymphoma cutaneous variant

Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2021 Apr 13;34(5):613-615. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2021.1910781. eCollection 2021 Sep.ABSTRACTIntravascular large B-cell lymphoma is a rare disease that often goes unnoticed and is repeatedly diagnosed during autopsy. Patients present with a wide variety of nonspecific symptoms, which makes the diagnosis challenging. This case presents a patient who was initially diagnosed with fever of unknown origin but later developed a retiform purpuric rash that prompted the diagnosis.PMID:34456489 | PMC:PMC8366924 | DOI:10.1080/08998280.2021.1910781

Source: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings - August 30, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Rosalyn Ortiz-Manso Kelvin Soewono Hao Nguyen Source Type: research