Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis of Lymph Node Coexist with Diffuse Large B‑cell Lymphoma: A Case Report

Abstract

Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB) coexistent with lymphomas in the same organ are rare. Here, we report a case of a 14-year-old male patient who had cauliflower-like ulcerated mass over cervical lymphadenopathy. He was diagnosed extrapulmonary TB. Unresponsiveness of anti tubercular treatment (anti-tubercular) treatment after 6 months, he was diagnosed as diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Keywords

Extrapulmonary tuberculosis - lymphadenopathy - non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

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