Wrist tuberculosis in cladribine--induced remission of hairy cell leukosis.
Folia Med (Plovdiv)
; 42(4): 37-40, 2000.
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| ID: mdl-15359513
ABSTRACT
A 45-year-old man with "hand-shoulder" syndrome developing eight-months after Cladribine-induced remission of an 11-year-old hairy cell leukosis is presented. Wrist bone biopsy was performed because of failure of the algodystrophy treatment and radiographic findings of progressive osteoporosis. Caseating epiteloid granulomas abundant in Langhans cells were found histologically and later Mycobacterium tuberculosis species was isolated in culture specimen. Fistulas were formed that healed after a prolonged anti-tuberculosis therapy. The role of cellular immunity deficiency in Cladribine-treated hairy cell leukosis that predisposes to mycobacterial infection is discussed.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Tuberculosis Osteoarticular
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Infecciones Oportunistas
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Leucemia de Células Pilosas
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Cladribina
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Folia Med (Plovdiv)
Año:
2000
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Bulgaria