Two cases of disseminated tuberculosis associated with the myelodysplastic syndrome.
- Author:
Ji Myong KIM
1
;
Eul Zu SEO
;
Chan Jeoung PARK
;
Hyun Sook CHI
Author Information
1. Department of Clinical Pathology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center, Seoul 138-040 Korea. hschi@www.amc.seoul.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
tuberculosis;
myelodysplastic syndrome;
pancytopenia
- MeSH:
Bone Marrow;
Humans;
Myelodysplastic Syndromes*;
Pancytopenia;
Tuberculosis*
- From:Korean Journal of Clinical Pathology
2000;20(2):132-136
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Tuberculosis can be superimposed on many hematologic disorders. Numerous hematologic abnormalities are also associated with tuberculosis, especially disseminated form. With this controversy, when the patient has tuberculosis and hematologic abnormalities, it is important to differentiate tuberculosis from primary hematologic disorder. Especially, most patients with tuberculosis and pancytopenia have been reported to have underlying hematologic disorder. We present two rare cases in which patients with myelodysplastic syndrome had disseminated tuberculosis involving the bone marrow.
