A cat has 9 lives: The dilemma of diagnosing non hodgkin's lymphoma in intensive care unit.
J Infect Chemother
; 23(8): 563-566, 2017 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-28351614
ABSTRACT
Non hodgkins lymphoma is a common haematological malignancy characterized by abnormal clonal proliferation of T-cells, B-cells or both. The incidence of non hodgkins lymphoma is rapidly rising. The diagnosis and management of NHL presents as a challenge in developing countries like India due to high prevalence of tuberculosis, cost and poor patient compliance. We describe an unusual case of a patient who presented as a diagnostic dilemma and took 8 diagnosis before finally being confirmed as a case of NHL. A suspicion for NHL should always be kept in mind in a patient presenting with pneumonia, bilateral pulmonary infiltrates and eosinophilia.
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Assunto principal:
Linfoma não Hodgkin
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2017
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Article