Unusual spinal tuberculosis after adequate chemotherapy for lymph node tuberculosis in an immunocompetent man.
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A 35 year old man developed paraplegia due to an epidural mass 15 months after completion of a full chemotherapy course for pulmonary and lymph node Mycobacterium bovis infection. His cellular immune function was normal after treatment. It is suggested that the lesion was a granulomatous healing response rather than bacteriological recurrence.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Thorax
دوره 47 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1992