Asthma combined with Hodgkin's lymphoma: a case report and review of the literature

Both asthma and hematological malignancies are influenced by genetic and environmental factors. The previous studies have revealed lymphoma were found among atopic men and women. However, the relationship between asthma and Hodgkin's lymphoma has not been well recognized. We present here, a cas...

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Published inJournal of thoracic disease Vol. 5; no. 6; pp. E243 - E245
Main Authors Gu, Shuyi, Li, Qingyun, Guo, Yi, Wan, Huanying
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published China Pioneer Bioscience Publishing Company 01.12.2013
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Case Report
Th2 lymphocyte
Aasthma
Hodgkin’s lymphoma
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Summary:Both asthma and hematological malignancies are influenced by genetic and environmental factors. The previous studies have revealed lymphoma were found among atopic men and women. However, the relationship between asthma and Hodgkin's lymphoma has not been well recognized. We present here, a case of a 53-year-old male patient suffered asthma and then Hodgkin's lymphoma.
ISSN:2072-1439
2077-6624
DOI:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2011.04.07