Open AccessPRIMARY CNS LYMPHOMA MIMICKING TUBERCULOSIS INFECTION - A CASE REPORT
Author(s) -
Hassan Mumtaz,
Shahzaib Ahmad,
Fatima Yasin,
Muhammad Shafiq
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
pakistan armed forces medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2411-8842
pISSN - 0030-9648
DOI - 10.51253/pafmj.v71i6.7116
Subject(s) - medicine , leptomeninges , lymphoma , primary central nervous system lymphoma , central nervous system , presentation (obstetrics) , pathology , spinal cord , weakness , radiology , surgery , psychiatry
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 ofPCNSL are left undiagnosed due to uncommon