Hodgkin Lymphoma in a Patient With IFAP Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of Literature

J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2018 Apr;40(3):227-230. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000000894.

Abstract

The IFAP syndrome is a rare X-linked recessive inheritance disorder with defect of the MBTPS2 gene defined by the triad of follicular ichthyosis, alopecia, and photophobia. A total of 40 cases has been reported, but no correlation with Hodgkin lymphoma has been reported yet. A 3.5-year-old boy was diagnosed with IFAP syndrome confirmed by Next Generation Sequencing. He was on regular follow-up when he developed prolonged fever and lymphadenopathy. His lymph node biopsy showed Hodgkin lymphoma with mixed cellularity subtype. This case is the first report on IFAP syndrome associated with malignancy. IFAP syndrome could be a risk factor in developing malignancy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Alopecia / complications*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Hodgkin Disease / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Ichthyosis / complications*
  • Male
  • Photophobia / complications*

Supplementary concepts

  • Ichthyosis follicularis atrichia photophobia syndrome