Multiple myeloma complicated with pseudomonas endocartiditis / Mieloma múltiplo complicado com endocardite infecciosa por pseudomonas
Einstein (Säo Paulo)
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10(4): 498-501, Oct.-Dec. 2012. ilus, tab
Article
in English
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| ID: lil-662483
ABSTRACT
Patients diagnosed with multiple myeloma are more susceptible to infections which are the major causes of morbidity and mortality associated to this disease. The main infectious agents involved are Gram-positive bacteria. However, after chemotherapy an increase in the incidence of Gram-negative strains is observed. These bacteria are also responsible for most cases of urinary tract infections. Here is reported a rare case in a 73-year-old man with multiple myeloma who developed endocarditis due to pseudomonas.
RESUMO
Pacientes diagnosticados com mieloma múltiplo são mais suscetíveis a infecções, que é a principal causa de morbidade e mortalidade associadas a essa doença. Os principais agentes infecciosos envolvidos são as bactérias Gram-positivas, mas, após a quimioterapia, pode haver aumento na incidência de Gram-negativos, que são responsáveis, na maioria dos casos, por infecções do trato urinário. Assim, descrevese um raro caso de um paciente de 73 anos de idade, com mieloma múltiplo diagnosticado com endocardite por pseudomonas.
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Main subject:
Pseudomonas Infections
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Endocarditis, Bacterial
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Mitral Valve
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Multiple Myeloma
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Einstein (Säo Paulo)
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein/BR
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