Lymphomatous meningitis of the Burkitt type presenting with multiple cranial neuropathies.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
To describe diplopia as the initial manifestation of the Burkitt lymphoma. Observational case report. Retrospective chart review. A 53-year-old human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive man presented with a severe headache associated with binocular diplopia. Flow cytometric analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid demonstrated a monoclonal B-lymphoid cell population consistent with the Burkitt lymphoma. Ophthalmologists should be aware that diplopia may be the presenting manifestation of Burkitt lymphoma in an immunocompromised patient.
Medical subject headings
- Burkitt Lymphoma
- Diplopia
- Lymphoma, AIDS-Related
- Meningitis, Aseptic