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ArticleCureus2025

Simultaneous Presentation of Relapsed Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma and Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in a Patient With HIV: A Case Report.

Toshali Pandey, Sumant Inamdar, Susanne Jeffus, Soumya Pandey, Ankur Varma

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5 authors.

Toshali PandeyInternal Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA.
Sumant InamdarGastroenterology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA.
Susanne JeffusPathology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA.
Soumya PandeyPathology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA.
Ankur VarmaHematology and Medical Oncology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA.

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Abstract

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is a strong risk factor for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBL) and tuberculosis. Both DLBCL and tuberculosis can have remarkably similar clinical presentations, proving to be a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. We report the only known case of an HIV-infected individual who presented simultaneously with relapsed DLBCL in the form of spinal cord involvement and tuberculosis of the mesenteric lymph nodes. This case highlights the possibility of multiple co-existing diagnoses in HIV, and the need for a low threshold to obtain confirmation via biopsy. The interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) has low sensitivity in detecting tuberculosis in patients with HIV. Adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is crucial in achieving and maintaining remission in DLBCL.

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anti-hiv agentsdiffuse large b cell lymphomaextrapulmonary tuberculosis“hiv”"interferon-gamma release tests"

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PMCPMC11872240

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