title: Leuconostoc bacteremia in a patient with amyloidosis secondary to rheumatoid arthritis and tuberculosis arthritis.
abstract: Leuconostoc infections are rare and usually occur in immunocompromised patients. This report describes a case of Leuconostoc lactis bacteremia in a patient with coexisting rheumatoid arthritis and tuberculosis arthritis. A disrupted gastrointestinal barrier due to gastrointestinal amyloidosis in long-standing rheumatoid arthritis and tuberculosis arthritis could be a risk factor for Leuconostoc bacteremia. Despite aggressive antibiotic treatment, the patient progressed to septic shock and multi-organ failure. The fatal course might have been caused by rapid progression of gastrointestinal pathology, which could be a risk factor for Leuconostoc bacteremia.
authors: Department of Laboratory Medicine and Paik Institute for Clinical Research, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, South Korea.
authors: Jeonghwan
authors: J
authors: Shin
authors: Minyoung
authors: M
authors: Her
authors: Chisook
authors: C
authors: Moon
authors: Dongyook
authors: D
authors: Kim
authors: Sangheon
authors: S
authors: Lee
authors: Soojin
authors: S
authors: Jung