Published July 1992 | Version v1
Journal article

Miliary tuberculosis developing after cured Hodkin's disease

  • 1. Kujbyshevskij Meditsinskij Inst., Kuibyshev (Russian Federation)

Description

A case of miliary lung tuberculosis was suggested in a patient at the age 19 which was developed after steady remission of Hodgkins's disease (3 stage). The patient was subjected to polychemotherapy and irradiation with integral focal dose of 20-40 Gy. But miliary tuberculosis with the lesion of lungs, liver and spleen was developed from the immune supression. Tuberculous intoxication and respiratory insufficiency were the reason for death

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Additional titles

Original title (Russian)
Милиарный туберкулез, развившийся на фоне излеченного лимфогранулематоза

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Klinicheskaya Meditsina (Moscow)
Journal Volume
70
Journal Issue
7-8
Journal Page Range
p. 49-50.
ISSN
0023-2149
CODEN
KLMIAZ