REEVALUATION OF BONE-MARROW ASPIRATION IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS

Authors
KINOSHITA M ICHIKAWA Y KOGA H SUMITA S OIZUMI K
Citation
M. Kinoshita et al., REEVALUATION OF BONE-MARROW ASPIRATION IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS, Chest, 106(3), 1994, pp. 690-692
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System
Journal title
Chest → ACNP
ISSN journal
00123692
Volume
106
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
690 - 692
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-3692(1994)106:3<690:ROBAIT>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
We studied eight patients with miliary tuberculosis (TB). In all insta nces, tuberculomatous lesions were demonstrated in the aspirated bone marrow. We conclude that the bone marrow aspiration has great value in diagnosing miliary TB because it provides sufficient material to perm it examination of serial sections as needed to confirm the diagnosis. The bone marrow aspiration also is safer than the alternative procedur es of lung or liver biopsies.