Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma is a heterogeneous group of malignancies characterized by an abnormal clonal proliferation of T-cells, B-cells or both. Sometimes, tuberculosis and lymphoma presentation can share common symptoms and features. A 37-year-old male patient was admitted in the hospital with complains of shortness of breath associated with cough, loss of appetite, generalized weakness and weight loss since two months. There were no palpable peripheral lymph nodes present anywhere in the body. The patient had no personal or family history of tuberculosis. The chest X-ray showed bilateral mild pleural effusion with confluent radio opacities in both lung fields. Pleural fluid biochemistry showed increased Adenosine deaminase level with increased protein and low sugar. Antitubercular drugs were started after initial diagnosis of tuberculosis. After non improvement in symptoms fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) was done from spleen which showed finding suggestive of non-hodgkins lymphoma.
An elderly smoker presents in ER with progressive respiratory distress. He is treated as exacerbation of COPD. Atypical behaviour and suboptimal response to treatment prompts further imaging as chest skiagram is not much revealing. CT scan of thorax picks up mass adjoining trachea encroaching the lumen. Bronchoscopy unveils near total occlusion of upper trachea by exophytic growth while Stenting resolves the critical symptoms.
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