title: Autologous cytokine-induced killer (CIK) immunotherapy in a case of disseminated tuberculosis.
abstract: A 23-year-old woman had dry cough, fever and chest tightness for 1 months. Through thoracic CT scan and serological examination, the patient was clinically diagnosed as disseminated tuberculosis. she was given anti-tuberculosis therapy combined with autologous cytokine-induced killer (CIK) immunotherapy. Through the close follow-ups we found that after immunotherapy Her condition would have a swift improvement and she do not appear liver damage after a large doses of antibiotic therapy. In conclusion, adjuvant autologous CIK immunotherapy is an effective approach for disseminated tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: The Fifth People's Hospital of Suzhou , China. 573311485@qq.com.
authors.forename: Xu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ping
authors.forename: Xu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Junchi
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Xinnian
authors.forename: Ye
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhijian
authors.forename: Wu
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Meiying
mesh_terms: D064592:Autografts; D055612:Cytokine-Induced Killer Cells / Q000276:immunology / Q000637:transplantation*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D016219:Immunotherapy, Adoptive / Q000379:methods*; D011788:Quality of Life; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014391:Tuberculosis, Miliary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D055815:Young Adult