An obscure cause of leg edema, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
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A 25-year-old female having asymptomatic edema of unilateral leg was provisionally diagnosed as a case of psoas abscess. Later, she turned out to be a case of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. This presentation is contrary to usual age and mode of presentation of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP
دوره 19 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009