IMMUNOBLASTIC SARCOMA WITH FEATURES OF SJOGRENS SYNDROME AND SYSTEMIC LUPUS-ERYTHEMATOSUS IN A PATIENT WITH IMMUNOBLASTIC LYMPHADENOPATHY

A patient with immunoblastic lymphadenopathy and features of Sjögren's syndrome and systemic lupus erythematosus is presented. Clinical features included generalized lymphadenopathy, rash, alopecia, and synovitis, with associated laboratory abnormalities of a positive antinuclear factor and double‐stranded DNA antibodies, positive lupus band test, and hemolytic anemia. Symptoms of Sjögren's syndrome included dry eyes and mouth and swollen parotid gland; biopsy results of the accessory salivary glands were positive. At autopsy immunoblastic sarcoma was found that involved the myocardium, which stained for both K and X light chains by immunoperoxidase techniques. Copyright © 1979 American College of Rheumatology