B cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma of the trachea mimicking COPD
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottinghamshire, UK
- Correspondence to:
Dr G Cox
Department of Respiratory Medicine, King’s Mill Hospital, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire NG17 4JL, UK; giles.coxsfh-tr.nhs.uk
A 65 year old woman with a 15 pack year smoking history had recently been diagnosed in the community with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). She was admitted to hospital with progressive breathlessness and wheeze; her exercise tolerance had decreased from 800 metres to less than 50 metres over the last year. Her peak expiratory flow rate on admission was 150 l/min increasing to …
