Clinical Case Reports (Sep 2021)

Lymphomatoid granulomatosis of the central nervous system (CNS‐LYG) posing a management challenge

  • Mohsin Soleja,
  • Jesse Manuel Jaso,
  • Weina Chen,
  • Jack Raisanen,
  • Christian A. Wysocki,
  • Yu‐Min Shen,
  • Bruce Mickey,
  • Kiran A. Kumar,
  • Praveen Ramakrishnan Geethakumari

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4808
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 9
pp. n/a – n/a

Abstract

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Abstract Isolated central nervous system lymphomatoid granulomatosis (CNS‐LYG) can mimic aggressive glioblastomas. We describe a complex presentation of CNS‐LYG coexisting with immune thrombocytopenia successfully managed with rituximab and ultra‐low‐dose radiation therapy.

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