The role of the mycobacteriology laboratory in the diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis has become increasingly important in the human-immunodeficiency virus era. Due to the paucibacillary nature of childhood mycobacterial disease, laboratory optimisation of mycobacterial cultivation is necessary for paediatric clinical management and epidemiological surveillance. Previous studies have shown tha...

patients with lymphoproliferative disorders have cellular immune deficiency and are susceptible to typical and atypical mycobacterial infections.hairy cell leukemia is a b-cell type lymphoproliferative disorder.2-cda is the choice of treatment for patients with hairy cell leukemia. it is a synthetic antineoplastic agent with immunosuppressive effects.we present development of pulmonary and meni...