Yersinia enterocolitica meningitis and septicaemia in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
We report the first case of Yersinia enterocolitica meningitis and septicaemia during induction treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. The patient was also being treated with recombinant granulocyte colony stimulating factor and hence pursued an unusually mild clinical course.
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Department of Haematology, Guys Hospital, London, England, UK.
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D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology*; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D015009:Yersinia Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D015008:Yersinia enterocolitica
D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor