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Salmonella infection in hairy cell leukemia: Report of a case
Author(s) -
Tilly Hervé,
Gardembas Martine,
Berry Michel,
Gray Christian,
Monconduit Mathieu,
Piguet Hubert
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
american journal of hematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.456
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1096-8652
pISSN - 0361-8609
DOI - 10.1002/ajh.2830190414
Subject(s) - hairy cell leukemia , leukemia , salmonella , medicine , virology , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , biology , bacteria , genetics
A patient with hairy cell leukemia who developed mediastinal mass and fever is described. A CT‐guided aspiration of the mass yielded Salmonella tiphymurium. Granulocyte response to infection was intact and could explain the favorable course of this unusual Salmonella infection. Although several reports deal with salmonellosis as a complication of immunodeficiency states, this type of infection is of rare occurence in hairy cell leukemia.