[Tuberculosis, mycobacterium infection and hairy cell leukemia].

Objectives: Diagnosis of tuberculosis and/or mycobacteria infection is particularly difficult in immunocompromised patients.

Patients And Methods: We examined the clinical presentation, means of diagnosis, treatment and outcome of tuberculosis in a retrospective study of 6 patients among 75 with hairy cell leukemia diagnosed from 1982 to 1995.

Results: Hearlding symptoms of tuberculosis diagnosis were: fever (6/6), weight loss (4/6), pleural effusion (1/6), superficial adenopathy (1/6), persistence of cytopenia or splenomegaly during the treatment of hairy cell leukemia.