48-Year-Old Male With Febrile Neutropenia and Massive Hemolysis.
- Resource Type
- Case Study
- Authors
- Jakharia, Niyati; Hossain, Aneesha; Luethy, Paul; Riedel, David J
- Source
- Clinical Infectious Diseases. 12/15/2019, Vol. 69 Issue 12, p2193-2194. 2p.
- Subject
- *BACTEREMIA
*CLOSTRIDIUM diseases
*DAUNOMYCIN
*FEBRILE neutropenia
*FEVER
*HEMOLYSIS & hemolysins
*NEUROLOGIC manifestations of general diseases
*NEUTROPHILS
*QUINOLONE antibacterial agents
*SEPSIS
*ACUTE myeloid leukemia
*CYTARABINE
*DISEASE complications
- Language
- ISSN
- 1058-4838
The article presents a case study of 48-year-old male previously diagnosed with high-risk acute myeloid leukemia presented with progressive lethargy and fever. It mentions diagnosis of Massive hemolysis due to Clostridium perfringens; and also mentions use of combination of penicillin and clindamycin for improvement in survival with surgical intervention.