Rapidly progressive dementia due to primary central nervous system lymphoma: a case report

• Autor(a) principal: Costa,Eduardo Magalhães da
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Barbosa,Alessandra Ferrarese, Ferreira,Camila Pourbaix Morisson, Perez,Mariangela, Lourenço,Roberto Alves, Silva,Monique de França, Garcia,Flávio Assad
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://ggaging.com/details/571
• topic: mental status and dementia tests; lymphoma; elderly.

<p>Rapidly progressive dementias are conditions that worsening the patient’s life; however they are not always considered during the investigation of dementia syndrome. This report describes the case of a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and chronic use of corticosteroid therapy, who developed rapidly progressive dementia within 5 months. During the investigation, the primary lymphoma of the central nervous system was evidenced as the cause of its dementia syndrome. Importantly, prolonged use of corticosteroids may be associated with a state of immunosuppression, which is a risk factor for the onset of central nervous system lymphoma.</p>