“The Great Mimicker”: An Unusual Etiology of Cytopenia, Diffuse Lymphadenopathy, and Massive Splenomegaly
Joint Authors
Zaarour, Mazen
Moussaly, Elias
Weerasinghe, Chanudi
Hussein, Shafinaz
Atallah, Jean-Paul
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-10-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Sarcoidosis is an idiopathic multisystem disease characterized by the formation of noncaseating granulomas.
It frequently presents with pulmonary infiltrates and bilateral hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy.
Splenic involvement is common, but massive splenomegaly is a rare occurrence.
Sarcoidosis is known as “the great mimicker” (or “the great imitator”) since it exhibits a myriad of symptoms, mimicking other inflammatory, infectious, and neoplastic conditions, including lymphoma.
Herein, we report the case of a 44-year-old male patient who was found to have bicytopenia, hypercalcemia, diffuse lymphadenopathy, and massive splenomegaly, a constellation of findings suggestive of underlying lymphoma.
Interestingly, lymph node biopsy showed noncaseating granulomas suggestive of sarcoidosis, without evidence of malignancy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zaarour, Mazen& Weerasinghe, Chanudi& Moussaly, Elias& Hussein, Shafinaz& Atallah, Jean-Paul. 2015. “The Great Mimicker”: An Unusual Etiology of Cytopenia, Diffuse Lymphadenopathy, and Massive Splenomegaly. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058882
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zaarour, Mazen…[et al.]. “The Great Mimicker”: An Unusual Etiology of Cytopenia, Diffuse Lymphadenopathy, and Massive Splenomegaly. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058882
American Medical Association (AMA)
Zaarour, Mazen& Weerasinghe, Chanudi& Moussaly, Elias& Hussein, Shafinaz& Atallah, Jean-Paul. “The Great Mimicker”: An Unusual Etiology of Cytopenia, Diffuse Lymphadenopathy, and Massive Splenomegaly. Case Reports in Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058882
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1058882