Disseminated tuberculous myositis in a child with acute myelogenous leukemia.
Tuberculous myositis is extremely rare, even in immunocompromised hosts. We present a case of disseminated tuberculous myositis in a girl with secondary acute myelogenous Leukemia following successful chemotherapy for undifferentiated sarcoma of the maxillary sinus. The diagnosis was established by direct visualization of acid-fast bacilli in the biopsied nodule and by typical pathologic findings. Three weeks after initiation of antituberculosis treatment, the patient experienced both clinical and radiologic improvement.
Chen
Yu-Chieh
YC
Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Sheen
Jiunn-Ming
JM
Huang
Li-Tung
LT
Wu
Kuan-Sheng
KS
Hsiao
Chih-Cheng
CC
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications*; D009220:Myositis / Q000150:complications*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications*