Extranodal NK/T lymphoma diagnosed as refractory orbital cellulitis
A 60-year-old male, with a family history of a deceased brother diagnosed with nasal-type Natural Killer/T cell lymphoma (LNKTE), presented a clinical picture compatible with left orbital cellulitis and, subsequently, deterioration of general condition and liver failure. Without adequate response to...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |
| Country: | Perú |
| Institution: | Sociedad Peruana de Medicina Interna |
| Repository: | Revista de la Sociedad Peruana de Medicina Interna |
| Language: | Spanish |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:medicinainterna.net.pe:article/637 |
| Online Access: | https://revistamedicinainterna.net/index.php/spmi/article/view/637 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Linfoma, extranodal células Natural Killer/T celulitis orbitaria insuficiencia hepática Lymphoma extranodal Natural Killer/T cells orbital cellulite liver failure |
| Summary: | A 60-year-old male, with a family history of a deceased brother diagnosed with nasal-type Natural Killer/T cell lymphoma (LNKTE), presented a clinical picture compatible with left orbital cellulitis and, subsequently, deterioration of general condition and liver failure. Without adequate response to antibiotics, eyelid biopsy revealed an LNKTE. He was treated with chemotherapy and died a month after diagnosis. |
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