Alopecia areata as a paraneoplastic syndrome of Hodgkin's lymphoma: A case report

Gong,Jun; Lim,Stephen W.

doi:10.3892/mco.2014.274

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Alopecia areata as a paraneoplastic syndrome of Hodgkin's lymphoma: A case report

Authors:
- Jun Gong
- Stephen W. Lim
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Affiliations: Department of Internal Medicine, Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA, Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
Pages: 596-598
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Published online on: April 9, 2014

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Abstract

Alopecia areata (AA) has been classically associated with several autoimmune disorders. However, AA as a paraneoplastic syndrome of Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) remains a rare entity and our understanding of this phenomenon is limited to a few case reports. This is the case report of a 46‑year‑old male patient who was diagnosed with AA several months prior to the onset of B symptoms and the diagnosis of stage IVB classical HL. The patient was subsequently treated with 6 cycles of adriamycin, bleomycin, vinblastine and dacarbazine and experienced a complete response and resolution of his AA. In our case, the onset of AA preceded the onset of systemic manifestations and diagnosis of HL, whereas in other cases AA was shown to occur concurrently with the clinical manifestations of HL. In all the cases, however, treatment of the HL subsequently led to resolution of the AA. The present case report highlights the significance of AA as a herald of underlying malignancy, although AA in classical HL remains poorly characterized in the literature.

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International Journal of Molecular Medicine

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Medicine International

Alopecia areata as a paraneoplastic syndrome of Hodgkin's lymphoma: A case report

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