Misdiagnosis of tuberculosis in patients with lymphoma
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Misdiagnosis of tuberculosis in patients with lymphoma.
BACKGROUND Since 1970, the incidence of lymphoma, a potentially curable disease, has risen by 80% in the general population and in HIV- positive patients. Given its clinical similarities to tuberculosis (TB), lymphoma may be misdiagnosed and patients treated unnecessarily with potentially harmful TB medication. OBJECTIVES (i) To identify patients with a histological diagnosis of lymphoma who ...
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عنوان ژورنال: South African Medical Journal
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2078-5135
DOI: 10.7196/samj.6093