Lymph node tuberculosis after allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation: an atypical presentation of an uncommon complication

Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections are uncommon complications in the haematopoietic stem cell post-transplant period. Most cases are reactivations of latent infections affecting the lung. We present an atypical case of isolated lymph node tuberculosis after an allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell...

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Autores principales: Martín-Sánchez, Guillermo, Drake-Pérez, Marta, Rodriguez, José Luis, Yañez, Lucrecia, Insunza, Andrés, Richard, Carlos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cancer Intelligence 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4435753/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26015804
http://dx.doi.org/10.3332/ecancer.2015.535
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Sumario:Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections are uncommon complications in the haematopoietic stem cell post-transplant period. Most cases are reactivations of latent infections affecting the lung. We present an atypical case of isolated lymph node tuberculosis after an allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation, which highlights the importance of having a high suspicion index, even in non-endemic countries.

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