Disseminated Tuberculous Myositis in a Child with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
Tuberculous myositis is extremely rare, even in immunocompromised hosts. We present a case of disseminated tuberculous myositis in a girl with secondary acute myelogenous leukemia following successful chemotherapy for undifferentiated sarcoma of the maxillary sinus. The diagnosis was established by...
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| author | Yu-Chieh Chen Jiunn-Ming Sheen Li-Tung Huang Kuan-Sheng Wu Chih-Cheng Hsiao |
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| description | Tuberculous myositis is extremely rare, even in immunocompromised hosts. We present a case of disseminated tuberculous myositis in a girl with secondary acute myelogenous leukemia following successful chemotherapy for undifferentiated sarcoma of the maxillary sinus. The diagnosis was established by direct visualization of acid-fast bacilli in the biopsied nodule and by typical pathologic findings. Three weeks after initiation of antituberculosis treatment, the patient experienced both clinical and radiologic improvement. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-aafea051daf6434e9c37549b744cb2be2025-08-20T02:55:14ZengElsevierPediatrics and Neonatology1875-95722009-04-01502747710.1016/S1875-9572(09)60037-1Disseminated Tuberculous Myositis in a Child with Acute Myelogenous LeukemiaYu-Chieh ChenJiunn-Ming SheenLi-Tung HuangKuan-Sheng WuChih-Cheng HsiaoTuberculous myositis is extremely rare, even in immunocompromised hosts. We present a case of disseminated tuberculous myositis in a girl with secondary acute myelogenous leukemia following successful chemotherapy for undifferentiated sarcoma of the maxillary sinus. The diagnosis was established by direct visualization of acid-fast bacilli in the biopsied nodule and by typical pathologic findings. Three weeks after initiation of antituberculosis treatment, the patient experienced both clinical and radiologic improvement.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957209600371leukemiamyositistuberculous |
| spellingShingle | Yu-Chieh Chen Jiunn-Ming Sheen Li-Tung Huang Kuan-Sheng Wu Chih-Cheng Hsiao Disseminated Tuberculous Myositis in a Child with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia Pediatrics and Neonatology leukemia myositis tuberculous |
| title | Disseminated Tuberculous Myositis in a Child with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia |
| title_full | Disseminated Tuberculous Myositis in a Child with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia |
| title_fullStr | Disseminated Tuberculous Myositis in a Child with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Disseminated Tuberculous Myositis in a Child with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia |
| title_short | Disseminated Tuberculous Myositis in a Child with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia |
| title_sort | disseminated tuberculous myositis in a child with acute myelogenous leukemia |
| topic | leukemia myositis tuberculous |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957209600371 |
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