2007
DOI: 10.1186/1476-0711-6-16
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Infections caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis in patients with hematological disorders and in recipients of hematopoietic stem cell transplant, a twelve year retrospective study

Abstract: Background: Tuberculous infections in patients with hematological disorders and hematopoietic stem cell transplant vary in incidence, complications and response to treatment.

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“…Tuberculosis can precede or occurs simultaneously or during treatment of HM (Haematological malignancies) [6]. The timing of TB reactivation or development in patients with HM is not clear.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Tuberculosis can precede or occurs simultaneously or during treatment of HM (Haematological malignancies) [6]. The timing of TB reactivation or development in patients with HM is not clear.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The risk factors for TB in patients with hematologic malignancy are poorly defined. They included reduced immunity due to the primary disorder and administration of cytotoxic chemotherapy, steroids or radiotherapy [1]. The positivity of smear Ziehl-Neelsen coloration in several body fluids as seen in patient 1 is rare and suggests an usual high bacterial load.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…Infection in chronic myeloproliferative disorders is usually associated with treatment, and myeloid disorders are not known to constitutively predispose to tuberculosis infection [1]. We report on disseminated tuberculosis in 2 non-cytopenic untreated patients with hypereosinophilic syndrome and primary myelofibrosis.…”
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“…Occasionally, empirical antituberculosis therapy is necessary when the clinical and radiological features are markedly suggestive of tuberculosis, particularly in patients living in endemic areas (7). The response to antituberculosis treatment has been defined when patients become afebrile and the lesions subside, which may be considered as possible evidence for the establishment of tuberculosis (3).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%