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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sowminya Arikapudi, M.B,B.S. [2]

Overview

Symptoms of Burkitt's lymphoma include fever, night sweats, unexplained weight loss, and painless swollen lymph nodes in the neck, axilla, or groin.

History

Patients with Burkitts lymphoma may have a positive history of:

EBV infection
HIV infection
Immunosuppression

Symptoms

Symptoms of Burkitt's lymphoma include:^[1]

Fever^[2]
Night sweats^[3]
Unexplained weight loss^[3]^[4]
Swollen lymph nodes in the neck, axilla, or groin^[3]
Fatigue^[5]
Facial bone distortion^[6]

Less Common Symptoms

Less common symptoms of Burkitts lymphoma include:

Abdominal swelling^[7]
Intestinal obstruction^[8]

References

↑ Burkitt lymphoma. MedlinePlus. https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001308.htm Accessed on September 29, 2015
↑ Mărginean CO, Meliţ LE, Horvath E, Gozar H, Chinceşan MI (2018). "Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, diagnostic, and prognostic particularities in children - a series of case reports and a review of the literature (CARE compliant)". Medicine (Baltimore). 97 (8): e9802. doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000009802. PMC 5842010. PMID 29465563.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Vora N, Haryee H, Dickson JC, Miller RF (2018). "Burkitt non-Hodgkin lymphoma presenting with mental neuropathy ('numb chin' syndrome) in an HIV-positive patient". Int J STD AIDS. 29 (6): 618–620. doi:10.1177/0956462417742562. PMID 29157168.
↑ Okuda KV, Laass M, Schuchardt K, Lange BS, Knöfler R, Fitze G; et al. (2018). "Duodenocolonic Fistula As A Rare Complication of Intestinal Burkitt Lymphoma in a Three-Year-Old Boy". Klin Padiatr. 230 (3): 138–141. doi:10.1055/a-0586-4045. PMID 29618138.
↑ Kapitančukė M, Vaščiūnaitė A, Augustinienė R, Sakalinskienė J, Kleinotienė G (2018). "Primary gastric Burkitt lymphoma-induced anaemia: a case report and a literature review". Acta Med Litu. 25 (1): 23–30. doi:10.6001/actamedica.v25i1.3700. PMC 6007999. PMID 29928154.
↑ Sivolella S, Rizzo G, Valente M, Lumachi F (2015). "Sporadic Burkitt Lymphoma Mimicking Osteomyelitis of the Mandible Revealing Clinically Unsuspected HIV Infection". Anticancer Res. 35 (9): 4837–9. PMID 26254375.
↑ Vofo BN, Ngankam GVF, Ngwasiri CA, Atem JA, Aminde LN (2018). "Acute blindness as a presenting sign of childhood endemic Burkitt's lymphoma in Cameroon: a case report". J Med Case Rep. 12 (1): 129. doi:10.1186/s13256-018-1682-3. PMC 5954456. PMID 29764474.
↑ Faizan M, Anwar S, Khan S (2018). "Demographics and Outome in Paediatric Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: Single Centre Experience at The Children Hospital Lahore, Pakistan". J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 28 (1): 48–51. doi:10.29271/jcpsp.2018.01.48. PMID 29290192.

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[1] Burkitt lymphoma. MedlinePlus. https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001308.htm Accessed on September 29, 2015

[pmid29465563-2] Mărginean CO, Meliţ LE, Horvath E, Gozar H, Chinceşan MI (2018). "Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, diagnostic, and prognostic particularities in children - a series of case reports and a review of the literature (CARE compliant)". Medicine (Baltimore). 97 (8): e9802. doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000009802. PMC 5842010. PMID 29465563.

[pmid29157168-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Vora N, Haryee H, Dickson JC, Miller RF (2018). "Burkitt non-Hodgkin lymphoma presenting with mental neuropathy ('numb chin' syndrome) in an HIV-positive patient". Int J STD AIDS. 29 (6): 618–620. doi:10.1177/0956462417742562. PMID 29157168.

[pmid29618138-4] Okuda KV, Laass M, Schuchardt K, Lange BS, Knöfler R, Fitze G; et al. (2018). "Duodenocolonic Fistula As A Rare Complication of Intestinal Burkitt Lymphoma in a Three-Year-Old Boy". Klin Padiatr. 230 (3): 138–141. doi:10.1055/a-0586-4045. PMID 29618138.

[pmid29928154-5] Kapitančukė M, Vaščiūnaitė A, Augustinienė R, Sakalinskienė J, Kleinotienė G (2018). "Primary gastric Burkitt lymphoma-induced anaemia: a case report and a literature review". Acta Med Litu. 25 (1): 23–30. doi:10.6001/actamedica.v25i1.3700. PMC 6007999. PMID 29928154.

[pmid26254375-6] Sivolella S, Rizzo G, Valente M, Lumachi F (2015). "Sporadic Burkitt Lymphoma Mimicking Osteomyelitis of the Mandible Revealing Clinically Unsuspected HIV Infection". Anticancer Res. 35 (9): 4837–9. PMID 26254375.

[pmid29764474-7] Vofo BN, Ngankam GVF, Ngwasiri CA, Atem JA, Aminde LN (2018). "Acute blindness as a presenting sign of childhood endemic Burkitt's lymphoma in Cameroon: a case report". J Med Case Rep. 12 (1): 129. doi:10.1186/s13256-018-1682-3. PMC 5954456. PMID 29764474.

[pmid29290192-8] Faizan M, Anwar S, Khan S (2018). "Demographics and Outome in Paediatric Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: Single Centre Experience at The Children Hospital Lahore, Pakistan". J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 28 (1): 48–51. doi:10.29271/jcpsp.2018.01.48. PMID 29290192.

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