A 27-year-old man with diplopia, fatiguable ptosis and rash: a rare presentation of angiocentric T cell lymphoma with lymphomatoid vasculitis

Abstract

SummaryA 27-year-old man presented with a 36-h history of ptosis and diplopia and a 10-day history of a lower limb rash. Skin biopsy revealed an aggressive angiocentric γδ-T cell lymphoma. The patient's symptoms and signs disappeared within 1 week of commencement of chemotherapy and there are plans for allogeneic stem cell transplantation. BACKGROUND