Incidence and clinical profile of tuberculosis after allogeneic stem cell transplantation.

Narendra AgrawalMukul AggarwalJyotsna KapoorRayaz AhmedAnjan ShresthaMeena KaushikDinesh Bhurani

Published in: Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society (2017)

TB should be suspected in patients with unexplained fever post alloSCT. Active GVHD and ongoing immunosuppression/steroids are possible risk factors. Early diagnosis and treatment can salvage most patients. Hepatotoxicity following ATT is a potential concern.

Keyphrases

stem cell transplantation
risk factors
high dose
mycobacterium tuberculosis
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
bone marrow
prognostic factors
emergency department
acute myeloid leukemia
pulmonary tuberculosis
patient reported outcomes