Hansen's disease following lymphoma

We report two instances of Hansen's disease as a complication of lymphoma. Although patients with leprosy may be at risk for the development of neoplasia, the converse has only rarely been reported. Nonetheless, granulomatous lesions in patients with lymphoreticular malignancy should suggest ap...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 1986-08, Vol.15 (2), p.204-208
Hauptverfasser:	Levy, Moise L., Rosen, Ted, Tschen, Jaime A., McGavran, Malcolm H., Kalter, Debra Chester
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Bacterial diseases Biological and medical sciences Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Leprosy Leprosy - etiology Leprosy - immunology Leprosy - pathology Lymphoma - complications Lymphoma - immunology Lymphoma - pathology Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Other diseases. Hematologic involvement in other diseases Tropical bacterial diseases Tropical medicine
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Zusammenfassung:	We report two instances of Hansen's disease as a complication of lymphoma. Although patients with leprosy may be at risk for the development of neoplasia, the converse has only rarely been reported. Nonetheless, granulomatous lesions in patients with lymphoreticular malignancy should suggest appropriate studies to rule out Hansen's disease, as illustrated by the cases detailed herein.
ISSN:	0190-9622 1097-6787
DOI:	10.1016/S0190-9622(86)70157-6