A 78-year old man is presented with a characteristic case history and physical and laboratory findings typical of angio-immunoblastic lymphadenopathy with dysproteinemia (AILD). The disease had an acute onset with constitutional symptoms, generalized lymphadenopathy and hepato-splenomegaly. The presence of a large pleural effusion was of particular interest. Histologically the distinctive feature was a pronounced proliferation of small blood vessels and immunoblasts in the lymph nodes. Management of patient with AILD is problematic. Since AILD is a non-neoplastic process, symptomatic treatment with small doses of steroids, if necessary, would seem to be the best therapeutic approach. However, in our patient, as well as in other cases reported in the literature, a rapid and long standing (18 months so far in our case) complete remission was obtained with a short cycle of chemiotherapy.

Angio-immunoblastic lymphadenopathy. Report of a case with pleural effusion / Martelli, M. F.; P., Rambotti; A., Velardi; Aversa, Franco. - In: FOLIA HAEMATOLOGICA. - ISSN 0323-4347. - 105:(1978), pp. 306-311.

Angio-immunoblastic lymphadenopathy. Report of a case with pleural effusion.

AVERSA, Franco
1978-01-01

Abstract

A 78-year old man is presented with a characteristic case history and physical and laboratory findings typical of angio-immunoblastic lymphadenopathy with dysproteinemia (AILD). The disease had an acute onset with constitutional symptoms, generalized lymphadenopathy and hepato-splenomegaly. The presence of a large pleural effusion was of particular interest. Histologically the distinctive feature was a pronounced proliferation of small blood vessels and immunoblasts in the lymph nodes. Management of patient with AILD is problematic. Since AILD is a non-neoplastic process, symptomatic treatment with small doses of steroids, if necessary, would seem to be the best therapeutic approach. However, in our patient, as well as in other cases reported in the literature, a rapid and long standing (18 months so far in our case) complete remission was obtained with a short cycle of chemiotherapy.
1978
Angio-immunoblastic lymphadenopathy. Report of a case with pleural effusion / Martelli, M. F.; P., Rambotti; A., Velardi; Aversa, Franco. - In: FOLIA HAEMATOLOGICA. - ISSN 0323-4347. - 105:(1978), pp. 306-311.
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