title: Pseudomonas aeruginosa endocarditis in acute myeloid leukemia: a rare complication.
abstract: Infectious endocarditis is a rarely encountered complication among leukemia patient during induction therapy. We describe a young patient who developed prolonged high fever after aggressive chemotherapy for Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Pseudomonas Aeruginosa endocarditis was found to be the etiology for the febrile state. Our purpose is to emphasize the need for an early diagnosis of this rare, albeit treatable complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Barzilai Medical Center, Ashkelon, Affiliated to the Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: Barshay
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: J
authors.forename: Nemets
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: A
authors.forename: Ducach
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: A
authors.forename: Lugassy
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: G
keywords: endocarditis; leukemia; platelets