A unique case of tuberculosis dissemination presenting as cutaneous lesions in a post allogeneic stem cell transplant patient

Bone Marrow Transplant. 2016 Oct;51(10):1385-1386. doi: 10.1038/bmt.2016.137. Epub 2016 May 16.

Authors

W Lam¹, A Viswabandya¹, S Hussain², H A Messner¹, F V Michelis¹, D D Kim¹, J H Lipton¹, U Deotare¹

Affiliations

¹ Allogeneic Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² Division of Infectious Diseases, Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 27183093
DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2016.137

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Comorbidity
Female
Humans
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / complications
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / therapy*
Middle Aged
Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification
Prisons
Remission Induction
Skin Diseases / microbiology
Stem Cell Transplantation / adverse effects
Stem Cell Transplantation / methods*
Transplantation, Homologous
Tuberculosis / diagnosis*
Tuberculosis / etiology