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- Title
Splenic actinomycotic abscess in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia.
- Authors
Chen, C.-Y.; Chen, Y.-C.; Tang, J.-L.; Lin, W.-C.; Su, I.-J.; Tien, H.-F.
- Abstract
Actinomycosis is a gram-positive anaerobic bacterium. Actinomyces organisms are important constituents of the normal flora of mucous membranes and are considered opportunistic pathogens. The three major clinical presentations of actinomycosis include the cervicofacial, thoracic, and abdominopelvic regions. Actinomycosis infection in patients with febrile neutropenia is uncommon and actinomycosis splenic involvement in acute leukemia patients is very rare. We describe a man with acute myeloid leukemia and splenic actinomycotic abscess that developed after chemotherapy following prolonged neutropenia.
- Subjects
LEUKEMIA; GRAM-positive bacteria; ACTINOMYCES; NEUTROPENIA; MUCOUS membranes; PATIENTS
- Publication
Annals of Hematology, 2002, Vol 81, Issue 9, p532
- ISSN
0939-5555
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00277-002-0487-y