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William B. Ershler, MD; Robert W. Petry, MD; Gholam R. Hafez, MD; John T. Goswitz, MD

JAMA. 1979;242(10):1064.

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THE ASSOCIATION between alcohol-induced pain and Hodgkin's disease was first noted by Hoster¹ in 1950. Several series^2-7 have confirmed this association; however, pruritus, paresthesia, cough, and general malaise have also been reported.³ Patients with other malignant⁵ and nonmalignant conditions^5,6 have been described to have alcohol-induced pain. We examined a patient whose complaint of alcohol-induced pain in the labia majora led to the diagnosis of recurrent Hodgkin's disease.

Report of a Case

A 34-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of genital pain. Eight years before admission, an intermittent pain in the right hip developed, which characteristically was induced by the ingestion of alcohol, even in small quantities. She had anterior cervical lymphadenopathy, and a biopsy specimen demonstrated nodular sclerosing Hodgkin's disease. Lymphangiogram demonstrated intra-abdominal lymph node enlargement, and bone roentgenogram findings were consistent with findings of Hodgkin's disease in the right side of the . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
From the Division of Hematology, Departments of Internal Medicine (Drs Ershler and Petry) and Pathology (Dr Hafez), University of Wisconsin, Madison. Dr Goswitz is in the private practice of general surgery in Manitowoc, Wis.

Footnotes
Reprint requests to K4/438 Clinical Sciences Center, 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792 (Dr Ershler).

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