title: A cat has 9 lives: The dilemma of diagnosing non hodgkin's lymphoma in intensive care unit.
abstract: Non hodgkins lymphoma is a common haematological malignancy characterized by abnormal clonal proliferation of T-cells, B-cells or both. The incidence of non hodgkins lymphoma is rapidly rising. The diagnosis and management of NHL presents as a challenge in developing countries like India due to high prevalence of tuberculosis, cost and poor patient compliance. We describe an unusual case of a patient who presented as a diagnostic dilemma and took 8 diagnosis before finally being confirmed as a case of NHL. A suspicion for NHL should always be kept in mind in a patient presenting with pneumonia, bilateral pulmonary infiltrates and eosinophilia.
authors.affiliation: AIIMS, Bhopal, India. Electronic address: pandeyvandana92@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Vandana
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pandey
authors.affiliation: AIIMS, Bhopal, India.
authors.forename: Saurabh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saigal
authors.affiliation: AIIMS, Bhopal, India.
authors.forename: Ritika
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dhurwe
authors.affiliation: AIIMS, Bhopal, India.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: AIIMS, Bhopal, India.
authors.forename: Rajnish
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Joshi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D000072281:Lymphadenopathy; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D010996:Pleural Effusion; D011014:Pneumonia
keywords: Non hodgkins lymphoma; Pneumonia; Pulmonary infilterates