Sarcoidosis-lymphoma syndrome

Reumatol Clin. 2016 Nov-Dec;12(6):339-341. doi: 10.1016/j.reuma.2015.11.010. Epub 2015 Dec 23.
[Article in English, Spanish]

Abstract

A 65 year-old female with a history of sarcoidosis with pulmonary and joint involvement, who after 5 years of diagnosis begins with central nervous system involvement manifesting as diplopia. She presents normal analysis results. In imaging results, a mass is identified in the right intraconal space; it depends of right optic nerve, and shows multiple lymph node involvement. Biopsy was performed diagnosed with large B-cell lymphoma, an atypical form of tumor associated with sarcoidosis.

Keywords: Diplopia; Diplopía; Linfoma; Lymphoma; Neurosarcoidois; Sarcoidosis; Sarcoidosis-lymphoma syndrome; Síndrome sarcoidosis-linfoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Joint Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / diagnosis*
  • Sarcoidosis / diagnosis*
  • Syndrome