title: Acute myelocytic leukaemia presenting as anergic pulmonary tuberculosis.
abstract: This case report describes a patient with anergic pulmonary tuberculosis who presented with pyrexia of unknown origin and vasculitis. He did not exhibit any pulmonary symptoms at his initial presentation and developed acute myelocytic leukaemia, a recognised association, during the subsequent course of his illness.
authors.affiliation: Gastrointestinal Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Luman
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Middleton
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Gray
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000209:etiology*; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents