TURKISH JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY
2007 , Vol 22 , Num 3
Report of a case with Hodgkin's lymphoma, tuberculosis and autoimmune hemolytic anemia
1İstanbul Üniversitesi, İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi, Çocuk Hematoloji Bilim Dalı, İstanbul2İstanbul Üniversitesi, Onkoloji Enstitüsü, Çocuk Onkoloji Bilim Dalı, İstanbul
3İstanbul Üniversitesi, İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi, Patoloji Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul
4İstanbul Üniversitesi, İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi, Çocuk İnfeksiyon Bilim Dalı, İstanbul
5Sağlık Bakanlığı, Bakırköy Doğumevi, Kadın-Doğum ve Çocuk Hastalıkları Eğitim Hastanesi, Çocuk Hematoloji-Onkoloji Kliniği, İstanbul Tuberculosis has been described in association with malignancies including Hodgkin's disease (HD). In this article, a patient with diagnoses of H D, tuberculosis and hemolytic anemia is reported. Both tuberculosis and HD may present with similar symptoms and signs, and one of the diagnoses may be overlooked. The physicians should be aware of the simultaneous occurrence of both of these diseases when they are faced with initial therapeutic failure, during care of H D and tuberculosis patients. Keywords : Hemolytic anemia; Hodgkin disease/ complications/diagnosis; tuberculosis/complications