A Case of Disseminated Bone Tuberculosis with Diagnosed by Bone Marrow Aspirated Filter Biopsy.
- Author:
Young Jin LEE
1
;
Sei Hoon YANG
;
Ji Hyun CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Clinical Pathology, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Korea. jin20@wmc.wonkwang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Disseminated bone tuberculosis;
Bone marrow aspirated filter biopsy
- MeSH:
Bacteria;
Biopsy*;
Bone Marrow*;
Brain;
Humans;
Lung;
Mycobacterium tuberculosis;
Spine;
Tuberculosis;
Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular*
- From:Korean Journal of Clinical Pathology
2000;20(6):539-542
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Tuberculosis is caused by bacteria belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. Tuberculosis usually affects lung, although in about one-third of cases other organs are involved. Most of M. tuberculosis are drug susceptible strains, so infected patients are curable in virtually all cases. If untreated, the disease may be fatal within 5 years in more than half of cases and can be transmitted to others. We experienced a case of bone tuberculosis which was diagnosed by AFB stain in bone marrow aspirated filter biopsy. The patient was diagnosed later as a disseminated tuberculosis in which M. tuberculosis involved lung, lumbar spines, bone and brain.
