Tuberculous (TB) Meningitis and Pneumonia in a Case of Hairy Cell Leukemia Treated by 2-CDA
oleh: Shahin Nateghi, Rahim Nejad Rahim, Nasim Valizadeh
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| Diterbitkan: | Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2012-04-01 |
Deskripsi
Patients with lymphoproliferative disorders have cellular immune deficiency and are susceptible to typical and atypical mycobacterial infections.Hairy cell leukemia is a B-cell type lymphoproliferative disorder.2-CDA is the choice of treatment for patients with hairy cell leukemia. It is a synthetic antineoplastic agent with immunosuppressive effects.We present development of pulmonary and meningeal TB in a case of hairy cell leukemia 8 months after treatment with 2-CDA.