title: [Deafness, as a complication of Pseudomonas aeruginosa septicemia in a 9-year old boy with acute lymphoblastic leukemia].
abstract: We described natural history of Pseudomonas aeruginosa septicemia in 9 year old boy, who was treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). After 14 day treatment of ALL the following signs and symptoms occurred: fever, earache with otorhoea, deafness, bilateral peripheral paralysis of n. VII, erythema, pneumonia, paralytic ileus. After 4 weeks of antimicrobial and supportive therapy, in the 10th week of chemotherapy, he achieved haematological remission. During continuation therapy, two-stage bilateral myringoplasty was performed. At present the maintenance therapy is continued, and in the future hearing aid and cochlear implant, will be applied.
authors.affiliation: Katedry i Kliniki Hematologii Dzieciecej i Chemioterapii Slaskiej Akademii Medycznej w Katowicach.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bubała
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sońta-Jakimczyk
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Namysłowski
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Trybalska
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Olejnik
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003638:Deafness / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000150:complications*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications*