Jacobs REA, Gu P, Chachoua A. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis during cancer treatment.
Int J Mycobacteriol 2015;
4:337-40. [PMID:
26964818 DOI:
10.1016/j.ijmyco.2015.05.015]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2015] [Revised: 05/25/2015] [Accepted: 05/30/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Reactivation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis can occur in patients with latent tuberculosis (TB) with risk factors including chronic disease (i.e., malignancy). We herein describe the case of an immigrant from Hong Kong with lung cancer and no known TB disease who presents with reactivation of TB in the setting of chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
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