The great imitator: Tuberculosis with lymphadenopathy and splenomegaly

Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading infectious killer worldwide. Over two-thirds of new TB diagnoses in the United States occur among first-generation immigrants, especially within a year of migration. Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) accounts for a minority of lymphoma cases but presents similarly to disseminated...

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Autores: Hall, Ashton D., Rodriguez, Laura Victoria Medina, Vearrier, Jared, Patel, Kavya, Hambley, Bryan C., Huaman, Moises A.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas
Repositorio:UPC-Institucional
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorioacademico.upc.edu.pe:10757/675706
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2024.e01968
http://hdl.handle.net/10757/675706
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Atypical presentations
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Hodgkin lymphoma
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
Reed-Sternberg cells
Tuberculous lymphadenitis
https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.00.00
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Sumario:Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading infectious killer worldwide. Over two-thirds of new TB diagnoses in the United States occur among first-generation immigrants, especially within a year of migration. Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) accounts for a minority of lymphoma cases but presents similarly to disseminated or extrapulmonary TB. Clinical overlap between TB and HL increases patient risk of misdiagnosis. Concomitant presentation of both diseases is not uncommon but infrequently reported. We present a case of isoniazid-resistant TB with progressively worsening lymphadenopathy and splenomegaly despite appropriate TB treatment. The patient was diagnosed with HL following PET/CT and axillary lymph node biopsy.