Saudi Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SJMPS)
Volume-7 | Issue-01 | 77-79
Case Report
Cervical Cellulitis Revealing Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Mohamed Ali Gliti, Razika Bencheikh, Ahmed Ould Mohamed, Benbouzid Mohamed Anas, Leila Essakalli Houssyni
Published : Jan. 29, 2021
Abstract
Adult cervicofacial cellulitis is most often from a dental origin or infectious, but in some rare cases, it can be paraneoplastic or from a tumor. We report the case of a 31-year-old young man who presented with right cervical cellulitis associated with bilateral thyroid nodules classified TIRADS 4 and associated thymic hyperplasia. In this observation, the diagnosis of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) was not initially made due to a diverse clinical semiology associating several diffuse cervical lesions, and an infectious context contradictory to the presentation typical of isolated peripheral cervical lymphadenopathy. Thus, the etiology of HL should be kept in mind when considering head and neck cellulitis.