title: [Clostridium perfringens septicemia in drug-induced aplasia].
abstract: Septicemia due to Clostridium perfringens during the course of acute leukemia is rare and often lethal particularly in childhood. Antibiotherapy is necessary but polymorphonuclear activity recovery is helpful. This can be done through transfusion or administration of colony stimulating factors. Here is a new case of such a septicemia in a 12 year-old female treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Of particular interest is the favourable outcome despite a high risk situation.
authors.affiliation: Service d'hématologie clinique, CHU, Caen, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chèze
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Levaltier
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Reman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vergnaud
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boutard
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Troussard
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leporrier
mesh_terms: D000741:Anemia, Aplastic / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D003016:Clostridium perfringens; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D010502:Perineum; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000188:drug therapy*
vernacular_title: Septicémie à Clostridium perfringens au cours d'une aplasie chimio-induite.