What the itch hides

Authors

  • Amparo Buforn-Pascual Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Universitario del Vinalopó, Elche, Alicante, Spain https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8011-1711
  • Irene Salvador-Marí Pathological Anatomy Service, Hospital Universitario del Vinalopó, Elche, Alicante, Spain https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4043-130X
  • Ana Adela Ramírez-Boscá Dermatology Service, Hospital Universitario del Vinalopó, Elche, Alicante, Spain https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1853-7790
  • Nataly Isabel Ibarra-Vega Hematology Service, Hospital Universitario del Vinalopó, Elche, Alicante, Spain
  • Ana Maestre-Peiró Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Universitario del Vinalopó, Elche, Alicante, Spain https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7400-5400

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32818/reccmi.a8n1a13

Keywords:

pruritus, Epstein Barr virus, Lymphomatoid granulomatosis

Abstract

Pruritus is a frequent but inespecific symptom that can occur in a multitude of pathologies. Thorugh this clinical case we will see how this symptom allows us to reach the diagnosis of a rare hematological entity with poor prognosis.

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Published

2023-04-30

How to Cite

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Buforn-Pascual A, Salvador-Marí I, Ramírez-Boscá AA, Ibarra-Vega NI, Maestre-Peiró A. What the itch hides. Rev Esp Casos Clin Med Intern [Internet]. 2023 Apr. 30 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];8(1):39-42. Available from: https://www.reccmi.com/RECCMI/article/view/836