Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine (May 2019)

Mucocutaneous Paraneoplastic Syndrome Secondary to Classical Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

  • Jenna Jurkovic,
  • Michael Cirone

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2019.3.41759
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 2

Abstract

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Paraneoplastic syndromes may be the only presenting manifestation of an otherwise occult malignancy. This case report highlights a patient presenting to the emergency department with an atypical, multi-system disease, ultimately leading to a diagnosis of mucocutaneous paraneoplastic syndrome secondary to classical Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Emergency physicians should maintain a high clinical suspicion for paraneoplastic syndromes when patients present with multi-system manifestations.