Lymphomatous meningitis of the burkitt type presenting with multiple cranial neuropathies

PURPOSE: To describe diplopia as the initial manifestation of the Burkitt lymphoma. DESIGN: Observational case report. METHODS: Retrospective chart review. RESULTS: A 53-year-old human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive man presented with a severe headache associated with binocular diplopia. Flow...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of ophthalmology 2002-03, Vol.133 (3), p.424-425
Hauptverfasser:	Grassi, Michael A, Lee, Andrew G
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Burkitt Lymphoma - complications Burkitt Lymphoma - diagnosis Diplopia - diagnosis Diplopia - etiology Facial bones, jaws, teeth, parodontium: diseases, semeiology Humans Lymphoma, AIDS-Related - complications Lymphoma, AIDS-Related - diagnosis Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Medical sciences Meningitis, Aseptic - complications Meningitis, Aseptic - diagnosis Middle Aged Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology Retrospective Studies Tumors
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Zusammenfassung:	PURPOSE: To describe diplopia as the initial manifestation of the Burkitt lymphoma. DESIGN: Observational case report. METHODS: Retrospective chart review. RESULTS: 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. CONCLUSION: Ophthalmologists should be aware that diplopia may be the presenting manifestation of Burkitt lymphoma in an immunocompromised patient.
ISSN:	0002-9394 1879-1891
DOI:	10.1016/S0002-9394(01)01355-1