Anti-Infection of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Combined with Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria: A Case Report and Literature Review
Qinchuan Li,
Wenju Guan,
Jian Zhang
et al.
Abstract:Background
Patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) combined with non-tuberculous Mycobacteria-pulmonary disease (NTM-PD) are very rare in the clinic, and our case is the first patient with NPC combined with NTM-PD. For oncologists, rapid control of the symptoms of infection is essential to the treatment of the primary disease.
Case Presentation
A 58-year-old man who developed a NTM-PD after chemotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Granulocytosis after chemotherap… Show more
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