Leukaemoid reaction and disseminated tuberculosis. A case report.
Four cases of leukaemoid reactions to tuberculosis, notwithstanding the presence of Auer's rods in the myeloblasts, have previously been reported. A fifth case of disseminated tuberculosis in which Auer's rods were similarly observed, is described. However, we believe that this association does not mean that Auer's rods occur as part of a leukaemoid response, but rather that it indicates the simultaneous presence of acute leukaemia and tuberculosis.
D000328:Adult; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D007955:Leukemoid Reaction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D014391:Tuberculosis, Miliary / Q000150:complications*