Fatal Infection with Aeromonas hydrophila in a Patient with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
Authors: HERBERT M. DEAN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1967)

Case Studies1 June 1967Fatal Infection with Aeromonas hydrophila in a Patient with Acute Myelogenous LeukemiaHERBERT M. DEAN, M.D., ROBERT M. POST, M.D.HERBERT M. DEAN, M.D., ROBERT M. POST, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-66-6-1177 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTreatment of acute myelogenous leukemia with combined therapy has produced an increased prevalence of remissions (1). Associated with the use of immunosuppressive agents and antibiotic therapy is an increasing frequency of infections with organisms that are not common human pathogens (2, 3). The following is a report of a patient with acute myelogenous leukemia who developed septicemia and joint involvement with the organism Aeromonas.CASE REPORTPatient R. D. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Boston, MassachusettsFrom the Hematology Laboratory (Tufts), Boston City Hospital, Boston, Mass.This work was supported in part by training grant 2-TO1AM05328-06, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.At the time of this study Drs. Dean and Post were fellows in hematology, Boston City Hospital, Boston, Mass.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Herbert M. Dean, M.D., Tufts Hematology Laboratory, Boston City Hospital, 818 Harrison Ave., Boston, Mass. 02118. 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