A Case of Acute Tuberculous Pleuropneumonia in a Patient with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Respiratory system infections are the most common complications in immunocompromised cancer patients. We here report a 14-year-old male who was admitted to the hospital because of acute pneumonia, who had been diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) when he was 12 years old. A diagnosis of...

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Main Authors: Snezana Zivanovic, Ljiljana Saranac, Gordana Kostic, Vesna Bogicevic, Danijela Jovancic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2010.52