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ArticleCureus2024

Hodgkin Lymphoma As the Underlying Cause of a Chronic Cough.

Teresa Cardoso, Lúcia Gonçalves

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Teresa CardosoFamily Medicine, UCSP Alverca do Ribatejo, Unidade Local de Saúde Estuário do Tejo, Lisbon, PRT.
Lúcia GonçalvesFamily Medicine, UCSP Paço de Arcos, Unidade Local de Saúde Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, PRT.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is a monoclonal lymphoid neoplasm derived from B cells and is one of the most common lymphomas among young adults in developed countries. It typically presents insidiously, often as a painless cervical lymphadenopathy or an asymptomatic mediastinal mass. B symptoms (fever, night sweats, and weight loss), fatigue, pruritus, or alcohol-induced pain may be present along with respiratory symptoms in cases of mediastinal involvement. A definitive diagnosis requires lymph node biopsy for histological and immunophenotypic evaluation. We report the case of a 24-year-old female smoker with a childhood history of asthma, who presented with a three-month history of dry cough, fever, night sweats, anorexia, and significant weight loss. Subsequently, she developed pelvic girdle pain, pleuritic chest pain, and dyspnea while lying down. A computed tomography (CT) of the chest showed mediastinal lymphadenopathy and consolidation in the right middle lobe with cavitations. Following referral to hematology, a CT-guided mediastinal biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of HL, and a positron emission tomography revealed advanced disease stage IV.

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case reportcoughfamily medicinehodgkinlymphadenopathylymphomared flags

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PMID39734971
PMCPMC11682868

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