PRIMARY CNS LYMPHOMA MIMICKING TUBERCULOSIS INFECTION - A CASE REPORT

Hassan Mumtaz; Shahzaib Ahmad; Fatima Yasin; Muhammad Ahsan Shafiq

doi:10.51253/pafmj.v71i6.7116

Authors

Hassan Mumtaz Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad Pakistan
Shahzaib Ahmad King Edward Medical University, Lahore Pakistan
Fatima Yasin King Edward Medical University, Lahore Pakistan
Muhammad Ahsan Shafiq Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v71i6.7116

Keywords:

KI67, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Primary CNS lymphoma (PCNSL), Tuberculosis

Abstract

Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is a rare variety of extra nodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma that reportedly involves leptomeninges, the brain, spinal cord, eyes, or may involve other organs systemically. We present a case of 46-yearold woman with complaints of headache and fever for three weeks, associated with right-sided weakness & altered state of consciousness for one week. The most common presentation of primary central nervous lymphoma is diffuse or multifocal supratentorial masses causing cognitive deterioration and involvement of vitreous, retina, and optic nerve. Most cases of
PCNSL are left undiagnosed due to uncommon