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. 2020 Jun 30;35(3):e143. doi: 10.5001/omj.2020.62

Table 1. Clinical characteristics of the reported cases of concurrent tuberculous adenitis and HL.

Case number Reference number Age/Sex Clinical presentation Initial diagnosis Reason for
re-investigation
Site HL subtype Outcome
1 Bonadonna,4 40/M
49/F
Fever and LAD
Anorexia, weight loss, fever, HSM, LAD
Tuberculous adenitis
Tuberculous adenitis
LN size unchanged
Relapse of fever
Axillary and mediastinum
Same inguinal LN
Nodular sclerosis
Nodular sclerosis
Cured
Cured
2 Costa et al,5 29/F Cough, hemoptysis, SOB, chest pain, LAD Tuberculous adenitis LN size increased Cervical and mediastinum Nodular sclerosis Cured
3 Reddy et al,6 18/M Anorexia, fever, HSM, LAD HL and tuberculous adenitis Incidental finding Same cervical LN Mixed cellularity Cured
4 Mahajan
et al,7
71/F Fatigue and LAD Tuberculous adenitis LN size increased Same axillary LN Lymphocytic predominant Cured
5 Ban et al,8 52/M Fatigue, SOB, cough, weight loss, night sweats, fever, LAD HL and tuberculous adenitis Incidental finding Same cervical LN Lymphocytic predominant Unknown
6 Present case 15/F LAD, fever, weight loss, fatigue HL and tuberculous adenitis Incidental finding Same supraclavicular LN Lymphocytic predominant Cured

LN: lymph node; HL: Hodgkin lymphoma; F: female; M: male; HSM: hepatosplenomegaly; LAD: lymphadenopathy; SOB: shortness of breath.