Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Endocarditis in Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Rare Complication

Infectious endocarditis is a rarely encountered complication among leukemia patient during induction therapy. We describe a young patient who developed prolonged high fever after aggressive chemotherapy for Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Pseudomonas Aeruginosa endocarditis was found to be the etiology for...

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Autores principales: J, Barshay, A, Nemets, A, Ducach, G, Lugassy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Master Publishing Group 2008
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3614722/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23675106
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Sumario:Infectious endocarditis is a rarely encountered complication among leukemia patient during induction therapy. We describe a young patient who developed prolonged high fever after aggressive chemotherapy for Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Pseudomonas Aeruginosa endocarditis was found to be the etiology for the febrile state. Our purpose is to emphasize the need for an early diagnosis of this rare, albeit treatable complication.

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