[Oligoarthritis, panniculitis and pyoderma gangrenosum associated with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Report of one case]

Rev Med Chil. 2018 Apr;146(4):534-537. doi: 10.4067/s0034-98872018000400534.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

An assortment of clinical and laboratory abnormalities may occur as paraneoplastic syndromes in lymphomas. Rheumatological and dermatological manifestations such as paraneoplastic arthritis and pyoderma gangrenosum must be underscored. We report a 28 years old woman who developed pyoderma gangrenosum and two years later presented with arthritis of knees and ankles associated with panniculitis interpreted as erythema induratum that was pathologically confirmed. She developed a reactivation of pyoderma gangrenosum, that was refractory to treatment. Complementary studies showed a pulmonary nodule and a right paravertebral mass with involvement of the psoas muscle. Biopsies of both masses and a new pathological skin study demonstrated a large B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Arthritis / diagnosis
  • Arthritis / etiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / complications*
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / diagnosis
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / drug therapy
  • Panniculitis / diagnosis
  • Panniculitis / etiology*
  • Paraneoplastic Syndromes / complications*
  • Paraneoplastic Syndromes / diagnosis
  • Paraneoplastic Syndromes / drug therapy
  • Pyoderma Gangrenosum / diagnosis
  • Pyoderma Gangrenosum / etiology*