TB Research

MIMICKING LYMPHADENOPATHY

Arvindh Manohar, Manimekalai Periyasamy

Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences · 2021-12

Abstract

ABSTRACTAmong patients with malignancy affecting organs like uterus, breast, stomach, lungs or lymphomas, Sarcoid-like granulomas can often occur. Some tumours like Hodgkin's and non Hodgkin lymphoma have shown such reactions. In parallel, HL is widely distorted by cell-mediated immunity, so immunodeficiency can lead to infections, mainly viral infections due to Epstein-Barr virus, herpes, cytomegalovirus and species of Mycobacterium infections like Tuberculosis could manifest

MeSH terms

  • Medicine
  • Cytomegalovirus
  • Malignancy
  • Lymphoma
  • Tuberculosis
  • Pathology
  • Virus
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Immunology
  • Virology