Angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy with dysproteinemia: Report of the first case in childhood evolving toward spontaneous remission

Abstract

This is the first known report of a case of angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy with dysproteinemia (AILD) in childhood which evolved toward a spontaneous remission. The disease had an acute onset with generalized lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, highgrade fever and polyclonal hypergammaglobulinemia. The lymph nodes met all of the histologic criteria required for diagnosis as established by Frizzera et al. It is emphasized that AILD should be taken into consideration in the differential diagnosis of lymphadenopathy in childhood.