title: Pleural effusion during acute myeloid leukemia induction chemotherapy: a perplexing case.
abstract: We are reporting a case of pneumonia associated with pleural effusion during the neutropenic phase of induction chemotherapy. In spite of being Adenosine deaminase negative, the pleural effusion responded only to empiric therapy with antitubercular agents. The diagnosis was confirmed with positive PCR testing for mycobacterium tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Malabar Cancer centre, Thalassery, India.
authors.forename: Chandran K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: Milind
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Sreejith Mavila
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Odayoth
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D060828:Induction Chemotherapy / Q000379:methods; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000187:drug effects; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D014396:Tuberculosis, Pleural / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents