Burkitt Lymphoma Presenting as a Paraneoplastic Demyelinating Disorder in a Child

Arhanti Sadanand; Juhi Jain; Kathryn Elkins; Daniel John Bergsagel

doi:10.1055/s-0041-1731398

Journal of Pediatric Neurology, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Journal of Pediatric Neurology 2022; 20(02): 113-114
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1731398

Case Report

Burkitt Lymphoma Presenting as a Paraneoplastic Demyelinating Disorder in a Child

Arhanti Sadanand

¹Department of Pediatrics, Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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Juhi Jain

¹Department of Pediatrics, Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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Kathryn Elkins

²Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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Daniel John Bergsagel

¹Department of Pediatrics, Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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Abstract

In adults, lymphomas have been associated with paraneoplastic syndromes that cause cranial nerve palsies, polyneuropathies, and paraplegias. These have been less frequently reported in children. We described a pediatric patient who initially presented with palsy of her left third cranial nerve and bilateral ptosis. Initial diagnosis was concerning for myasthenia gravis, but after additional diagnostic evaluation, she was found to have acute motor axonal neuropathy. Cerebrospinal fluid studies were consistent with a diagnosis of Burkitt lymphoma. In this article, we discussed the importance of considering primary oncologic diagnoses in acute neurologic disorders with unusual presentations.

Keywords

paraneoplastic - demyelinating - lymphoma

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