J Clin Gastroenterol
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We report a case of small bowel follicular lymphoma regression with hepatitis B virus treatment. Our patient underwent surveillance colonoscopy that showed profound nodularity in the terminal ileum that was consistent with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) on biopsy. Upon further testing the patient was found to be infected with hepatitis B virus.
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Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome (HPS) was first described in 1959 by Hermansky and Pudlak. Clinically, HPS is characterized by oculocutaneous albinism, platelet storage pool deficiency, and ceroid tissue accumulation. It is a rare disorder that has been described globally but has the highest frequency in a cluster population in Puerto Rico.
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