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.