Abstract

Lepromatous leprosy (LL) has been reported in the literature with Non Hodgkin Lymphoma and rarely with Hodgkin Lymphoma. However, an extensive search of the literature shows no case report describing anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) in association with LL. We report a case of a young male with LL who was found to have ALCL. This is an interesting case of coexistence of an endemic infectious disease and a rare lymphoma involving the same lymph node, with a brief review of the literature.

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Authors

Mahajan N, Rao S, Sobti P, Khurana N, Garg VK, Jain S

Institution

Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi- 110002, India.

Source

Leprosy review 83:1 2012 Mar pg 104-7

MeSH

Adult
Antigens, CD30
Cell Nucleus Shape
Clofazimine
Histiocytes
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Leprosy, Lepromatous
Lymph Nodes
Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic
Male
Mycobacterium leprae
Pancytopenia
Rifampin
Skin Diseases, Bacterial

Pub Type(s)

Case Reports
Journal Article
Review

Language

eng

PubMed ID

22655476