Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 50, Issue 2 , Pages 74-77, April 2009

Disseminated Tuberculous Myositis in a Child with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Received 25 August 2008; received in revised form 23 October 2008; accepted 26 November 2008.

Article Outline

Tuberculous myositis is extremely rare, even in immunocompromised hosts. We present a case of disseminated tuberculous myositis in a girl with secondary acute myelogenous leukemia following successful chemotherapy for undifferentiated sarcoma of the maxillary sinus. The diagnosis was established by direct visualization of acid-fast bacilli in the biopsied nodule and by typical pathologic findings. Three weeks after initiation of antituberculosis treatment, the patient experienced both clinical and radiologic improvement.

Key Words:  leukemia , myositis , tuberculous

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PII: S1875-9572(09)60037-1

doi:10.1016/S1875-9572(09)60037-1

Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 50, Issue 2 , Pages 74-77, April 2009

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