Lymphoma and eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss syndrome): case report

  • Ignacio Javier Gandino Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Sebastián Andrés Muñoz Medical Science Liaison (MSL), Abbvie, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • María Mercedes Fescina San Luis Municipal Hospital, Bragado, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
  • Alejandro Luis Cayetti Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Sophia Lutgen Mount Sinai Morningside and West, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, United States
  • María Cristina Basta Juan A. Fernández General Acute Hospital, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Keywords: eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis, ANCA vasculitis, lymphoma

Abstract

Diverse etiologies can trigger ANCA (antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies) vasculitis. These include hematological neoplasms, such as non-Hodgkin lymphomas, which can be associated with different autoantibodies and rheumatological manifestations. These secondary causes are essential to suspect if the disease has a chronic course with a poor response to treatment. In this article, we report an unusual association between eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis and low-grade non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Author Biographies

Ignacio Javier Gandino, Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Juan A. Fernández General Acute Hospital
Sebastián Andrés Muñoz, Medical Science Liaison (MSL), Abbvie, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Autoimmune Diseases Clinic (CEA)
María Mercedes Fescina, San Luis Municipal Hospital, Bragado, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
San Luis Municipal Hospital
Alejandro Luis Cayetti, Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires
Sophia Lutgen, Mount Sinai Morningside and West, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, United States
Mount Sinai Morningside and West
María Cristina Basta, Juan A. Fernández General Acute Hospital, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Juan A. Fernández General Acute Hospital

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Published
2023-12-30
How to Cite
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Gandino IJ, Muñoz SA, Fescina MM, Cayetti AL, Lutgen S, Basta MC. Lymphoma and eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss syndrome): case report. Rev. Argent. Reumatol. [Internet]. 2023Dec.30 [cited 2024May15];34(4):135 -138. Available from: https://ojs.reumatologia.org.ar/index.php/revistaSAR/article/view/790
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