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Endocarditis due to Eikenella Corrodens in a patient with acute lymphocytic leukemia
Author(s) -
Fainstein Victor,
Luna Mario A.,
Bodey Gerald P.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19810701)48:1<40::aid-cncr2820480110>3.0.co;2-t
Subject(s) - eikenella corrodens , medicine , endocarditis , leukemia , acute lymphocytic leukemia , chronic lymphocytic leukemia , acute leukemia , immunology , surgery , bacteria , lymphoblastic leukemia , biology , genetics
A patient with acute lymphocytic leukemia in relapse and bacterial endocarditis due to Eikenella corrodens is described. After appropriate treatment was instituted, blood cultures became negative, but the patient died of intracerebral hemorrhage secondary to thrombocytopenia. The role of Eikenella corrodens as a pathogenic bacterium in immunocompromised hosts is described.