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Can u pls tell me the features of pseudolymhoma syndrome caused by prolonged use of phenytoin? will it produce hepato- splenomegaly along with generalised lymphadenopathy? what will be the histo pathology of such a lymph node?

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Patients receiving phenytoin may develop pseudolymphoma or, rarely, malignant lymphoma and mycosis-fungoides-like lesions. Lymphoid hyperplasia can be localized in the cervical area. Enlargement of inguinal lymph nodes during chronic phenytoin therapy has been reported.
Most patients present with a single, slowly enlarging, papular, nodular, or plaquelike lesion several weeks following the initiation of anticonvulsant medications. However, several patients have demonstrated drug-induced pseudolymphoma after more than 5 years of therapy.
Immunophenotyping of the lymphoma is essential to make the daignosis. Most drug-induced pseudolymphomas contain CD3+CD4+ T cells
Other physical findings may include splenomegaly, marked localized or diffuse lymphadenopathy, and high-grade fever.
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