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Angio-immunoblastic Lymphadenopathy With Dysproteinemia; Report Of The First Case In Childhood Evolving Toward Spontaneous Remission

Fiorillo et al., 1981Lymphoma

Cancer 48(7): Oct 1 1981; 1611-1614

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Case Details

Personal Characteristics

Childhood

Clinical Characteristics

Acute onset with generalized lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, high-grade fever and polyclonal hypergammaglobulinemia

Remission Characteristics

Evolved toward a spontaneous remission

Treatment & Mechanisms

Proposed Remission Mechanisms

Not discussed

Additional Notes

The lymph nodes met all of the histologic criteria required for diagnosis as established by Frizzera et al. It is emphasized that AILD should be taken into consideration in the differential diagnosis of lymphadenopathy in childhood.