CD4(+) T-lymphocytopenia and Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in a patient with miliary tuberculosis.
We report a case of miliary tuberculosis (MTB) occurring after extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy in a 51-year-old man. The MTB was complicated by pancytopenia and CD4(+) T-lymphocytopenia, which was responsible for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. Hematological parameters returned to normal in response to antituberculous treatment.
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Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica, Divisione Clinica Medica III, Università "La Sapienza", Policlinico Umberto I, Viale dell'Università 37, 00185, Rome, Italy
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