Facial cellulitis by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a neutropenic patient.
نویسندگان
چکیده
July/August 2001, Vol.8, No.4 364 Cancer Control FACIAL CELLULITIS BY PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA IN A NEUTROPENIC PATIENT Anju Tallamraju, MD, John N. Greene, MD, Rama Ganguly, PhD, and Ramon L. Sandin, MD From the Department of Medicine, Division of lnfectious and Tropical Diseases (AT, JNG, RG) and the Department of Pathology (RLS) at the University of South Florida College of Medicine and the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Fla.
منابع مشابه
Extranodal NK/T-Cell Lymphoma, Nasal Type, Presenting as Refractory Pseudomonas aeruginosa Facial Cellulitis
Extranodal natural killer T-cell lymphoma, nasal type (ENKL), formerly called lethal midline granuloma or angiocentric T-cell lymphoma, is a predominantly extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma characterized by vascular damage, necrosis, and an association with Epstein-Barr virus. In the United States, it is more frequently seen in Asian, Asian Pacific Islander, and Hispanic descent populations and is...
متن کاملPseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia secondary to acute right leg cellulitis: case of community-acquired infection.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a gram-negative bacillus that causes wide spectrum clinical infections. However, it is most frequently associated with hospital-acquired infection. In this case a 58-year-old male with underlying hypertension and dyslipidaemia was admitted for acute right leg cellulitis. Pseudomonas aeruginosa was identified from the case, though it was not a usual suspected organism. ...
متن کاملComplication of an Odontogenic Infection to an Orbital Abscess: The Role of a Medical Fraudster (“Quack”)
Introduction: Complication of an odontogenic infection to an orbital abscess is not a common presentation. The progression from a simple toothache to a condition that may lead to loss of vision is sudden and severe. Case Report: We report a rare case in which a patient developed facial cellulitis that progressed to orbital abscess after unsterile dental manipulation by a medical fraudster (“q...
متن کاملNecrotizing otitis externa due to Aspergillus in an immunocompetent patient.
An 85-year-old, nondiabetic man is described with necrotizing (malignant) otitis externa. The patient developed facial nerve paralysis in the presence of a progressive cellulitis and chondritis of the external auditory meatus. Destruction of the bony meatus and mastoid and obliteration of normal soft-tissue planes at the skull base were documented by computed tomographic scans. Aspergillus fumi...
متن کاملSerial granulocyte transfusions as a treatment for sepsis due to multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a neutropenic patient.
The emergence of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MRPA) has become a major clinical problem. We successfully treated MRPA sepsis in a neutropenic patient undergoing peripheral blood stem cell transplantation with serial granulocyte transfusions. Granulocyte transfusion should be considered as a treatment for severe infection in patients with neutropenia.
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
عنوان ژورنال:
- Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center
دوره 8 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001