Localized lymphadenopathy with myelodysplastic syndrome associated with tuberculosis

Hematol Rep. 2019 Nov 29;11(4):8147. doi: 10.4081/hr.2019.8147.

Abstract

We report the case of a man who developed myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and refractory cytopenia of unilineage dysplasia, 5 months after aortic valve replacement surgery. He also developed fever of unknown origin. After bone marrow- and other laboratory examinations, he was diagnosed with tuberculosis.

Keywords: Lymphoadenopathy; myelodysplastic syndromes; tuberculosis.

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