Lymphomatous meningitis of the Burkitt type presenting with multiple cranial neuropathies. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • 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.

publication date

  • March 1, 2002

Research

keywords

  • Burkitt Lymphoma
  • Diplopia
  • Lymphoma, AIDS-Related
  • Meningitis, Aseptic

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0036182717

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/s0002-9394(01)01355-1

PubMed ID

  • 11860991

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 133

issue

  • 3