Febrile cholestatic disease as an initial presentation of nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma

World J Gastroenterol. 2010 Sep 21;16(35):4491-3. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i35.4491.

Abstract

Febrile cholestatic liver disease is an extremely unusual presentation of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). The liver biopsy of a 40-year-old man with febrile episodes and cholestatic laboratory pattern disclosed an uncommon subtype of HL, a nodular lymphocyte-predominant HL (NLPHL). Liver involvement in the early stage of the usually indolent NLPHL's clinical course suggests an aggressiveness and unfavorable outcome. Emphasizing a liver biopsy early in the diagnostic algorithm enables accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment. Although rare, HL should be considered in the differential diagnosis of cholestasis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cholestasis* / etiology
  • Cholestasis* / physiopathology
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Fever* / etiology
  • Fever* / physiopathology
  • Hodgkin Disease / complications*
  • Hodgkin Disease / diagnosis
  • Hodgkin Disease / pathology
  • Hodgkin Disease / physiopathology*
  • Humans
  • Lymphocytes / pathology*
  • Male