Non Hodgkin lymphoma in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis

Case contributed by Mohammad Taghi Niknejad
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Abdominal pain, breath shortness and spinal deformity.

Patient Data

Age: 45 years
Gender: Male

Bilateral pleural effusions are present, left more than the right side, accompanied by left lower lobe partial collapse. There are no intrapulmonary nodules.

Control CT post chemoRx

ct

Pleural effusions present bilaterally, right more than the left side. There are also several atelectatic bands scattered bilaterally.

Case Discussion

Pathology proven lymphoma in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis.

Ankylosing spondylitis is a seronegative spondyloarthropathy, which results in fusion (ankylosis) of the spine and sacroiliac (SI) joints, although involvement is also seen in large and small joints.

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