Listeria monocytogenes cerebritis, bacteremia, and cutaneous lesions complicating hairy cell leukemia.
Hairy cell leukemia is a lymphoreticular malignancy characterized by a chronic course and multiple defects in host defense mechanisms. Infections are the major cause of morbidity and mortality in this malignancy. Opportunistic infections due to pathogens normally controlled by cell-mediated immune mechanisms have been increasingly described but have not included listerial infections. This report describes a case of disseminated Listeria monocytogenes infection including the uncommon manifestations of cerebritis and cutaneous lesions in a patient with hairy cell leukemia.
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007943:Leukemia, Hairy Cell / Q000150:complications*; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications*; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000209:etiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents