Panhypopituitarism and cranial mononeuropathy, manifestation of NK/T lymphoma that imitates meningeal tuberculosis
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Keywords
Tuberculosis, Meningeal, Lymphoma Non-Hodgkin, Hypopituitarism
Abstract
Background: Lymphoma of NK/T cells (LNK/T) is a variety of non-Hodgkin lymphoma; the nasal type is the most common presentation. The aim of this article is to present a case of LNK/T with affection to central nervous system that imitates meningeal tuberculosis.
Case report: 31 years old man with nasal blockage feeling, headache, fever, panhypopituitarism and multiple cranial mononeuropathy, with a pituitary injury demonstrated by magnetic resonance image and meningeal thickening, that progress with pancytopenia and soft palate ulcer. The diagnosis was made by nasal concha biopsy compatible with lymphoma infiltration, of LNK/T cell linage.
Conclusions: The affectation of LNK/T cell lymphoma in central nervous system is a rare presentation. the diagnosis could be delayed for the presence of heterogeneous symptoms. Mycobacterium infection must be considered as a differential diagnosis in our population.
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