Disseminated tuberculous myositis in a child with acute myelogenous leukemia

Pediatr Neonatol. 2009 Apr;50(2):74-7. doi: 10.1016/S1875-9572(09)60037-1.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / complications*
  • Myositis / complications*
  • Tuberculosis / complications*