TY - JOUR
T1 - Nasal Polymorphic Reticulosis in a Child
AU - Houghton, Donald C.
AU - Blank, Eugene
AU - Smith, James D.
PY - 1980/4
Y1 - 1980/4
N2 - The case of nasal polymorphic reticulosis in a child is presented. The patient, an 11-year-old adopted boy, complained of nasal stuffiness and pain. Perforation of the nasal septum and ulceration of the hard palate were evident on examination, and an irregular tumor in the nasal cavity was demonstrated by tomography. Biopsy specimen showed atypical lymphoreticular cells within mixed inflammatory infiltrates. He was treated with radiation followed by cyclophosphamide, mercaptopurine, and methotrexate sodium. Despite regression of the palate lesion and a 12-month symptom-free interval, he died of disseminated polymorphic reticulosis 1½ years after diagnosis. We are unable to find a similar reported case in a child.
AB - The case of nasal polymorphic reticulosis in a child is presented. The patient, an 11-year-old adopted boy, complained of nasal stuffiness and pain. Perforation of the nasal septum and ulceration of the hard palate were evident on examination, and an irregular tumor in the nasal cavity was demonstrated by tomography. Biopsy specimen showed atypical lymphoreticular cells within mixed inflammatory infiltrates. He was treated with radiation followed by cyclophosphamide, mercaptopurine, and methotrexate sodium. Despite regression of the palate lesion and a 12-month symptom-free interval, he died of disseminated polymorphic reticulosis 1½ years after diagnosis. We are unable to find a similar reported case in a child.
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U2 - 10.1001/archpedi.1980.04490010041014
DO - 10.1001/archpedi.1980.04490010041014
M3 - Article
C2 - 7369202
AN - SCOPUS:0018833121
SN - 0002-922X
VL - 134
SP - 387
EP - 389
JO - American Journal of Diseases of Children
JF - American Journal of Diseases of Children
IS - 4
ER -