Brucellosis: A rare cause of febrile neutropenia in acute myeloblastic leukemia

Ozbalci D., Ergene U., ÇETİN Ç. B.

Medical Oncology, cilt.28, sa.1, ss.255-257, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s12032-010-9440-4
  • Dergi Adı: Medical Oncology
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.255-257
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Brucellosis, Febrile neutropenia, Myeloblastic leukemia
  • Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease and endemically seen in the Middle East, Eastern Europe and continental America. Febrile neutropenia related to Brucellosis has been reported only in a few cases. Brucella was cultured from the bone morrow of a 42-year-old woman who was admitted to hospital with symptoms of fever and fatigue and later diagnosed as acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML). The patient was treated for both AML and Brucellosis without any problems and discharged from the hospital after scheduling her follow-up visits. Brucellosis might be considered in the etiology of febrile neutropenia in endemic regions and must be treated effectively to prevent possible morbidity and mortality during or after chemotherapy. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.