Myelofibrosis: An unusual presentation of disseminated tuberculosis
Monica Gupta, Neha Sharma, SiddhardaVenkat Bikkina, Anita Tahlan
International Journal of Mycobacteriology · 2020-01
Abstract
Disseminated tuberculosis (DTB) often presents with protean clinical manifestations that often leads to potential diagnostic dilemmas. The nonspecific features may include pyrexia of unknown origin, hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, meningitis, and a variety of hematological abnormalities, namely anemia, pancytopenia, and leukemoid reaction. Tuberculosis is one of the nonhematopoietic diseases that has been reported in conjunction with myelofibrosis. We, hereby, report a case of DTB with massive splenomegaly, severe pancytopenia, and marrow fibrosis.
MeSH terms
- Myelofibrosis
- Presentation (obstetrics)
- Medicine
- Tuberculosis