Fatal bacteremia by neisseria cinerea in a woman with myelodysplastic syndrome: a case report.
نویسندگان
چکیده
Neisseria cinerea has been rarely found in blood cultures. In this study, we are reporting a case of a Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) patient in whose blood Neisseria cinerea was found and led a fatal consequence. This case will call our attentions to the uncommon pathogens in the pathogenicity of end-stage patients.
منابع مشابه
Aplastic anemia evolving to myelodysplastic syndrome and later to a lymphoproliferative malignancy in a treated case of carcinoma breast: A case report emphasizing the importance of PET-CT in cutaneous T cell lymphoma
Although aplastic anemia (AA) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) are separate entities with different management, distinction between the two can be difficult on morphological basis due to hypocellularity of bone marrow. MDS is one of the serious complications of AA. Karyotyping is definitive in the diagnosis of MDS. Better and robust investigations like 18F-Fluoro-deoxy-Glucose Posi...
متن کاملBrooke-Spiegler Syndrome: a case report
Brooke-Spiegler syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disease characterized by adnexal neoplasms, particularly trichoepithelioma, cylindroma, and occasionally spiradenoma, which usually develop in second to third decades of life. We report this syndrome in a 16-year-old woman with tumors on face and scalp.
متن کاملRhino-orbitocerebral zygomycosis caused by Conidiobolus incongruus in an immunocompromised patient in Germany.
Mucorales (subphylum Mucoromycotina) are well-known agents of invasive mucormycosis, whereas Entomophthorales (subphylum Entomophthoromycotina) are rarely encountered in human diseases in temperate zones. Here we report a fatal case of invasive rhino-orbitocerebral entomophthoramycosis caused by Conidiobolus incongruus in a 78-year-old woman with myelodysplastic syndrome.
متن کاملA Rare Occurrence of Ambiguous Genitalia in Meckel-Gruber Syndrome (MGS): A Case Report
Background: Meckel-Gruber Syndrome (MGS) is a rare autosomal recessive congenital syndrome with triad of encephalocele, polydactyly, and polycystic kidneys. The worldwide incidence of the MGS is 1 in 1.3-1 in 140,000 live births. The highest incidence of 1 per 1,300 live births (carrier rate of 1 in 18) was reported in Gujarati Indians. MGS is caused by mutation in the...
متن کاملAutoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome Type 2 (APS-2) in a 70-Year-Old Woman: A Case Report
Type2 autoimmune polyglandular (Schmidt) syndrome is defined by the occurrence of at least 2 out of 3 of the following manifestations, Addison's disease, Hypothyroidism and Type 1 diabetes mellitus. APS2 is a rare condition with an incidence of 1–2/100 000 per year. Prevalence of APS-2 is most happening in the range of 20-40 years of age. Here we present a patient who complained about loss of ...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
برای دانلود متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید
ثبت ناماگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید
ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- International journal of clinical and experimental medicine
دوره 8 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015