An unusual case of anaemia and lymphadenopathy in a soldier on deployment
| Autor: | R Gregg, M K O'Shea, J Naylor |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Population Hepatosplenomegaly HIV Infections Antiretroviral Therapy Highly Active parasitic diseases medicine Humans education Lymphatic Diseases education.field_of_study Unusual case Afghan Campaign 2001 business.industry General surgery Castleman Disease Anemia General Medicine Surgery Military Personnel Splenomegaly Endemic diseases medicine.symptom business Hepatomegaly |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps. 159(3) |
| ISSN: | 0035-8665 |
| Popis: | We describe the case of a British soldier, originally from southeast Africa, who presented to the British military hospital in Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan, with a history of constitutional upset, profound anaemia and diffuse lymphadenopathy with hepatosplenomegaly. Following evacuation to the UK investigations revealed a rare (and a not so rare) diagnosis. This case raises a number of questions regarding the population at risk, the prevalence of endemic diseases in this population and laboratory capabilities in the deployed setting. |
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