Systemic non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in patient with tuberculosis and AIDS with clinical presentation of acute polyradiculoneuropathy

Abstract

A rare case of systemic non-Hodgkins lymphoma that clinicallymanifested with acute polyradiculoneuropathy is described inthe article. The patient with tuberculosis and AIDS was admittedto the hospital with bilateral paresis of facial nerves. Bulbarpalsy, proximal flaccid paresis and respiratory disorders developedlater. On autopsy large B-cell multifocal lymphoma wasfound, which affected central and peripheral nervous systems,heart, adrenals and stomach.

Keywords

• tuberculosis
• aids
• systemic non-hodgkin’s lymphoma
• polyradiculoneuropathy