Lymphoproliferative disease - An unusual complication

Authors

  • M. Catarina Salvado Interna do Internato Complementar de Medicina Interna, Serviço de Medicina 1 do Hospital de Curry Cabral, Lisboa
  • M. João Alberto Assistente Hospitalar de Medicina Interna, Serviço de Medicina 1 do Hospital de Curry Cabral, Lisboa
  • Rui Proença Director de Serviço Serviço de Medicina 1 do Hospital de Curry Cabral, Lisboa

Keywords:

hemorrhagic diathesis, pneumope­ritoneum, pneumatosis

Abstract

The authors present a case of Waldenstrom di­sease, diagnosed during the study of a hemor­rhagic disorder. The appearance of a pneumo­peritoneum and a retropneumo-peritoneum led to the diagnosis of a second disease, rarely found in a medical ward.

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1997-03-31

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Salvado MC, Alberto MJ, Proença R. Lymphoproliferative disease - An unusual complication. RPMI [Internet]. 1997 Mar. 31 [cited 2024 May 18];4(1):25-7. Available from: https://revista.spmi.pt/index.php/rpmi/article/view/2185

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Vol. 4 No. 1 (1997): Janeiro/ Março

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Case Reports

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