Bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma and Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: an unusual case and a review of the literature.
Bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma is a rare disease. It is the most common form of primary pulmonary lymphoma but accounts for less than 1% of all non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. We describe a 67-year-old man who, despite successful treatment of active miliary tuberculosis, developed progression of a concomitant bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma. This case is in contrast to previous reports of gastrointestinal-mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphomas and bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue lymphomas, in which treatment of the precipitating antigenic stimulus lead to remission of the lymphoma.
Klein
Tom-Oliver
TO
Internal Medicine Residency Program, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. tom_o_klein@yahoo.com
Soll
Bruce A
BA
Issel
Brian F
BF
Fraser
Cory
C
D000368:Aged; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008221:Lymphoid Tissue / Q000473:pathology*; D008223:Lymphoma; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin; D008297:Male; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic