T-cell Lymphoma: A Rare Malignancy Masquerading as Tuberculosis

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dc.contributor.authorChakrabarty, Cen_US
dc.contributor.authorTalwar, Den_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-09T06:06:28Z
dc.date.available2023-08-09T06:06:28Z
dc.date.issued2022-12
dc.description.abstractT-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-LBL) is a rare and aggressive variant of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). We present a case of T-LBL presenting as a right-side pleural effusion in a middle-aged person and biochemical characteristics similar to tuberculosis [lymphocytic exudative with high adenosine deaminase (ADA)] that confuses the diagnosis and delays the treatment. Thoracoscopy was suggestive of multiple varying size nodular lesions which may be characteristic of the disease. This case also emphasizes that all lymphocytic exudative effusions with elevated ADA are not tuberculosis, especially in middle-aged and elderly populations. Before labeling a diagnosis of tubercular pleural effusions, all other possible diagnoses should be ruled out.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Respiratory Disease, Metro Centre for Respiratory Disease, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationChakrabarty C, Talwar D.. T-cell Lymphoma: A Rare Malignancy Masquerading as Tuberculosis. Indian Journal of Chest Diseases & Allied Sciences. 2022 Dec; 64(4): 272-276en_US
dc.identifier.issn0377-9343
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/221839
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherJaypee Brothers Medical Publishers Pvt. Ltden_US
dc.relation.issuenumber4en_US
dc.relation.volume64en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-11007-0034en_US
dc.subjectT-cell lymphomaen_US
dc.subjectTuberculosisen_US
dc.subjectPleural effusionen_US
dc.titleT-cell Lymphoma: A Rare Malignancy Masquerading as Tuberculosisen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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