Disseminated tuberculosis, bone marrow necrosis and lymphoma : a case report

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dc.contributor.authorStaples, W. G.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorGetaz, E. P.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBotha, D.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2011-03-18T14:57:52Z
dc.date.available2011-03-18T14:57:52Z
dc.date.issued1977
dc.descriptionCITATION: Staples, W. G., Getaz, E. P. & Botha, D. 1977. Disseminated tuberculosis, bone marrow necrosis and lymphoma : a case report. South African Medical Journal, 52(17):680-683.
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za
dc.description.abstractTuberculosis often complicates lymphoma, and bone marrow necrosis has been described in disseminated tuberculosis. However, the association of lymphoma, disseminated tuberculosis and bone marrow necrosis is rare. We report a patient with this triple association. After a 3-week influenza-like illness the patient was admitted to hospital semicomatose with pancytopenia and hyponatraemia. During routine examination a bone marrow trephine biopsy revealed diffuse lymphomatous infiltration with scattered necrotic foci. On Ziehl-Neelsen staining these foci exhibited numerous acid-fast bacilli. The patient subsequently died and at autopsy was found to have widely disseminated non-reactive tuberculosis.
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dc.identifier.citationStaples, W. G., Getaz, E. P. & Botha, D. 1977. Disseminated tuberculosis, bone marrow necrosis and lymphoma : a case report. South African Medical Journal, 52(17):680-683
dc.identifier.issn2078-5135 (online)
dc.identifier.issn0256-9574 (print)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/7704
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherHealth & Medical Publishing Group
dc.rights.holderSouth African Medical Journal
dc.subjectTuberculosis
dc.subjectBones--Necrosis
dc.subjectLymphomas
dc.titleDisseminated tuberculosis, bone marrow necrosis and lymphoma : a case reporten_ZA
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