Codrich Daniela, Monai Margherita, Pelizzo Gloria, Bussani Rossana, Rabusin Marco, Guastalla Pierpaolo, Barbi Egidio, Schleef Jürgen
Department of Surgery, Instituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Burlo Garofolo, Children's Hospital, Trieste, Italy.
Pediatr Pulmonol. 2006 Jul;41(7):694-8. doi: 10.1002/ppul.20422.
Tuberculosis (TB) has been described in association with different malignancies including Hodgkin's disease. However, the association with primary pulmonary Hodgkin's disease (PPHD) is hardly reported in literature and in teenage is quite exceptional. We report a case of an 11 years old boy in whom the diagnosis of tuberculosis preceded and delayed the diagnosis of PPHL.
