Lactobacillus septicemia, an unusual complication during the treatment of metastatic choriocarcinoma

• Published in: Gynecologic oncology Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 87 - 89
• Main Authors: Andriessen, M.P.H.M., Mulder, J.G., Sleijfer, D.Th
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: San Diego, CA Elsevier Inc 1991; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - therapeutic use; Bacterial diseases; Bacterial sepsis; Biological and medical sciences; Brain Neoplasms - secondary; Choriocarcinoma - complications; Choriocarcinoma - drug therapy; Choriocarcinoma - secondary; Cyclophosphamide - administration & dosage; Dactinomycin - administration & dosage; Etoposide - administration & dosage; Female; Human bacterial diseases; Humans; Infectious diseases; Lactobacillus acidophilus - isolation & purification; Medical sciences; Methotrexate - administration & dosage; Ovarian Neoplasms - secondary; Pregnancy; Sepsis - microbiology; Staphylococcal infections, streptococcal infections, pneumococcal infections; Uterine Neoplasms - complications; Uterine Neoplasms - drug therapy; Uterus - microbiology; Uterus - pathology; Vagina - microbiology; Vagina - pathology; Vincristine - administration & dosage; Human; Septicemia; Malignant tumor; Lactobacillus acidophilus; Female genital diseases; Case study; Chemotherapy; Placenta; Treatment; Chorioepithelioma; Bacteria; Lactobacillaceae; Complication; Female
• ISSN: 0090-8258; 1095-6859
• DOI: 10.1016/0090-8258(91)90093-K

A case of severe Lactobacillus septicemia in a patient treated with chemotherapy because of metastatic choriocarcinoma is described. Although Lactobacillus is a ubiquitous commensal of the female genital tract, no earlier reference was found in the literature.