Email this article Disseminated Tuberculosis on an Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patient
Abstract
Disseminated tuberculosis (DTB) cases in non-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients are scarce in literature and pose a diagnostic challenge, not only due to unspecific clinical presentation, but also regarding the underling immune compromising condition. Tuberculosis infection may precede or accompany the diagnosis of hematologic malignancies. We describe a case of a 66-year-old HIV-negative man who presented with unspecific complaints and febrile severe pancytopenia, without known previous hematologic disease. He was diagnosed with DTB and, 1 year after, with acute myeloid leukemia. We further review and discuss the association of DTB and hematologic diseases.
Clin Infect Immun. 2021;6(2):51-54
doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cii125
Keywords
Acute myeloid leukemia; Disseminated tuberculosis; Febrile neutropenia; Febrile pancytopenia; Hematologic disease; Myelodysplastic syndrome; Non-HIV