Management of Hodgkin's disease in a patient with sickle cell anemia

Abstract

A right periauricular swelling developed in a 21-year-old woman with sickle cell anemia. The mass was removed and revealed Hodgkin's disease of the lymphocyte predominance type. While preparing the patient for a staging laparotomy, an allo-anti-Kell and an allo-antic-C were identified in the patient's sera. The patient's direct antiglobulin test was positive and an auto-anti-e was eluted from the patient's erythrocytes. The patient was treated with nine courses of MOPP therapy given over a nine-month period. The clinical and therapeutic implications for the management of patients with sickle cell anemia and lymphoproliferative disorders are discussed.