[Angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy]

Cytological, histological and ultrastructural characteristics of a cose of an extranodal and nodal angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy persisting during several years are given. Angiomatous proliferation in the case reported seemed to be identical both in the lymph node and in the cutaneous infiltration. Types of cells seen in the angioimmunablastic lymphadenopathy did not differ from those of other immunoreactive processes. In the extranodal infiltrates in addition to other phenomena thickening of the immunological techniques decrease of the natural cytotoxicity and the number of T-lymphocytes could be observed.