[Argyll Robertson in a case of malignant lymphoma with ciliary involvement (author's transl)]
[Article in French]
The authors report a case malignant lymphoma associated with a pseudotabetic syndrome including ataxia, tendon areflexia and an Argyll Robertson pupil. Blood and CSF serological tests for syphilis were negative. Death occurred after 11 years of evolution. An autopsy revealed a malignant lymphoma with mediastinal and retroperitoneal tumor proliferation as well as infiltration of peripheral nerves, in particular the ciliary nerves and one ciliary ganglion examined. No lesion was found in the mesencephalon. The importance of this case lies in its contribution to the location of the pathological changes in the presence of an Argyll Robertson pupil.
PMID: 531408 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]