SEPTIC SHOCK CAUSED BY GROUP-G BETA-HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCI AS PRESENTING SYMPTOM OF ACUTE MYELOID-LEUKEMIA

Authors
ESKENS FALM VERWEIJ PE MEIS JFGM SOOMERS A
Citation
Falm. Eskens et al., SEPTIC SHOCK CAUSED BY GROUP-G BETA-HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCI AS PRESENTING SYMPTOM OF ACUTE MYELOID-LEUKEMIA, Netherlands journal of medicine, 46(3), 1995, pp. 153-155
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Netherlands journal of medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
03002977
Volume
46
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
153 - 155
Database
ISI
SICI code
0300-2977(1995)46:3<153:SSCBGB>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
A patient with rapidly fatal septic shock caused by group G beta-haemo lytic streptococci as presenting symptom of acute myeloid leukaemia is presented. Although the association of septic shock due to Group G be ta-haemolytic streptococci and different kinds of malignancy is known, presentation of acute myeloid leukaemia in this form is rare.