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Acute upper arm ischaemia: a rare presentation of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

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Digital ischaemia has been sparsely reported in current literature. Its association with lymphomatous conditions has been described in even more exceptional occurrences. We present the first case of upper arm ischaemia associated with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. A brief literature review of this rare phenomenon is also accompanied with it.

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We would like to express our gratitude to Dr Tom Fitzgerald for providing us with the photograph of the histology slide

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont Road, Dublin 9, Republic of Ireland

    Z. J. Daruwalla

  2. Department of Medical Oncology, Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont Road, Dublin 9, Republic of Ireland

    A. R. A. Razak & L. Grogan

  3. Department of Radiology, Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont Road, Dublin 9, Republic of Ireland

    D. Duke

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Daruwalla, Z.J., Razak, A.R.A., Duke, D. et al. Acute upper arm ischaemia: a rare presentation of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Ir J Med Sci 179, 589–592 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-008-0206-3

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