A tuberculosis case mimicking lymphoma

Pan Afr Med J. 2014 Mar 4:17:157. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2014.17.157.3192. eCollection 2014.

Abstract

Tuberculosis remains a worldwide health problem causing morbidity and mortality. Abdominal tuberculosis is a rare form of the disease. Abdominal form of tuberculosis can mimic other non-infectious diseases. In this report, we presented an abdominal tuberculosis presenting with an intra-abdominal mass lesion and multiple lymphadenopathies that mimics lymphoma.

Keywords: Tuberculosis; abdominal mass; lymphoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain / diagnosis
  • Abdominal Pain / etiology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma / diagnosis*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / complications
  • Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / diagnosis*