Intravascular large B cell lymphoma: an elusive cause of pyrexia of unknown origin diagnosed postmortem.

Holmes, N E; Gordon, C L; Lightfoot, N; Crowley, P; Buchanan, R R; Smith, C L; Johnson, P D R · Clin Infect Dis · 2010

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Intravascular large B cell lymphoma (IVLBCL) is a rare cause of pyrexia of unknown origin. Because of its protean clinical manifestations, diagnosis is elusive and is often made postmortem. We report here a case of IVLBCL that evaded diagnosis despite multiple investigations in vivo for pyrexia of unknown origin over a 5‐month period.

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