Aniqa Haider, Waqar Hussain, Aslam M.
Ataxia telangiectasia with Hodgkin`s lymphoma.
Proceeding Shaikh Zayed Postgrad Med Inst Jan ;15(1):45-6.

Ataxia Telangiectasia is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by cerebellar degeneration, occulocutaneous telangiectasias, progressive immunodeficiency, hypersensitivity to ionizing radiations and associated increased risk of variable cancers especially lymphomas and lymphocyte leukemias. It is a rare disease with prevalence of less than 1 per 100,000(1). We report here a case of Ataxia Telangiectasia in seven years old girl complicated with Hodgkin`s lymphoma. All her three sisters had similar complaints of ataxia with out lymphoma.

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