de Terlizzi M, Toma MG, Santostasi T, Colella R, Ceci A, De Benedictis G. Angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy with dysproteinemia: report of a case in infancy with review of literature.
Pediatr Hematol Oncol 1989;
6:37-44. [PMID:
2701700 DOI:
10.3109/08880018909014579]
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Abstract
A case of angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy with dysproteinemia (AILD) in infancy is reported. The disease had a mild onset with generalized lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, thrombocytopenia, polyclonal hypergammaglobulinemia, and T-cell deficiency. The AILD course lasted more than 100 months, alternating clinical remission to recurrent relapses. Hepatitis B viral infection suddenly evolving to hepatic failure was the cause of death. From a rapid survey of the present knowledge, the nosology, immunological features, and therapy of AILD are discussed and a possible presumptive pathogenetic pathway is proposed.
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