Hepatosplenic tuberculosis mimicking disseminated candidiasis in patients with acute leukemia

Two cases of hepatosplenic tuberculosis in patients with acute leukemia during or after chemotherapy following prolonged neutropenia are presented. Tuberculosis should be considered as one cause of hepatosplenic abscesses during prolonged neutropenia, especially in countries where the disease is end...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of hematology 2001-01, Vol.73 (1), p.119-121
Hauptverfasser:	LEE, Dong-Gun, CHOI, Jung-Hyun, KIM, Yoo-Jin, SEOK LEE, MIN, Chang-Ki, KIM, Dong-Wook, LEE, Jong-Wook, MIN, Woo-Sung, SHIN, Wan-Shik, KIM, Chun-Choo
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acute Disease Adult Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects Antineoplastic Agents - therapeutic use Bacterial diseases Biological and medical sciences Candidiasis - diagnosis Candidiasis - microbiology Diagnosis, Differential Female Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Leukemia - complications Leukemia - microbiology Leukemia - therapy Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute - complications Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute - microbiology Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute - therapy Leukemias. Malignant lymphomas. Malignant reticulosis. Myelofibrosis Liver - microbiology Liver - pathology Medical sciences Neutropenia - complications Neutropenia - etiology Neutropenia - microbiology Spleen - microbiology Spleen - pathology Tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterial infections Tuberculosis, Hepatic - chemically induced Tuberculosis, Hepatic - diagnosis Tuberculosis, Hepatic - microbiology Tuberculosis, Splenic - diagnosis Tuberculosis, Splenic - microbiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Two cases of hepatosplenic tuberculosis in patients with acute leukemia during or after chemotherapy following prolonged neutropenia are presented. Tuberculosis should be considered as one cause of hepatosplenic abscesses during prolonged neutropenia, especially in countries where the disease is endemic.
ISSN:	0925-5710 1865-3774
DOI:	10.1007/BF02981913