A case of tuberculosis and adenocarcinoma coexisting in the same lung lobe

Ayman Rihawi; Glen Huang; Ahmad Al-Hajj; Zoeb Bootwala

doi:10.1016/j.ijmyco.2015.07.001

A case of tuberculosis and adenocarcinoma coexisting in the same lung lobe

Int J Mycobacteriol. 2016 Mar;5(1):80-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmyco.2015.07.001. Epub 2015 Jul 15.

Authors

Ayman Rihawi¹, Glen Huang², Ahmad Al-Hajj², Zoeb Bootwala²

Affiliations

¹ Houston Medical Center, Warner-Robins, GA, USA. Electronic address: ayman972@yahoo.com.
² Houston Medical Center, Warner-Robins, GA, USA.

PMID: 26927994
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmyco.2015.07.001

Abstract

Tuberculosis and lung cancer rarely coincide together but have been proven to have a definitive link. In this case we describe tuberculosis and adenocarcinoma diagnosed together in the same lobe of the lung. The patient was found to have an epidermal growth factor receptor exon 19 deletion, which has been shown to have an association with tuberculosis.

Keywords: Adenocarcinoma; Communicable diseases; Tuberculosis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma / complications*
Adenocarcinoma / diagnosis
Adenocarcinoma / genetics
Adenocarcinoma of Lung
Adult
ErbB Receptors / genetics
Humans
Lung / diagnostic imaging
Lung / microbiology*
Lung Neoplasms / complications*
Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis
Lung Neoplasms / genetics
Male
Mutation
Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification
Sequence Deletion
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / complications*
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / diagnosis
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / genetics
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / microbiology

Substances

ErbB Receptors