National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei
Disseminated TB presented as multiple hepatosplenic microabscesses/pancytopenia
Published in Fitness and Wellness Business Week, May 11th, 2005
According to a recent case report from Taiwan, "Disseminated tuberculosis usually occurs in immunocompromised hosts. Involvement of bone marrow, liver, and spleen is infrequent.
"A previously healthy 15-year-old boy presented with body weight loss, prolonged fever, neck lymphadenopathy, pancytopenia, and hepatosplenic microabscesses within the recent month and was transferred to our hospital. Bone marrow studies showed hypocellular marrow."
"Based on his clinical manifestations," said researchers, "hemophagocytic...
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