Atypical mycobacterial infection in a patient with hairy cell leukemia.
A case of a cutaneous tumor caused by atypical mycobacterial infection (Mycobacterium kansasii) in a patient with hairy cell leukemia is reported. Surgical removal of the lesion and subsequent combination antituberculotic treatment led to a cure of this infection. Remission of the leukemia was achieved with interferon alfa.
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Department of Dermatology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, USA.
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D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007943:Leukemia, Hairy Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D019909:Mycobacterium kansasii / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D016898:Interferon-alpha