Legionnaires' disease during induction of remission chemotherapy for acute nonlymphocytic leukemia

Two patients with acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANLL) who developed neutropenia, bilateral lung infiltrates, and did not respond to conventional antibiotic therapy nor amphotericin B are described. Clinical awareness and suspicion of Legionnaires' disease (LD) and early administration of eryth...

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Published inLeukemia & lymphoma Vol. 17; no. 1-2; p. 189
Main Authors Landau, Z, Rezvak, A, Shtalrid, M, Resnitzky, P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 1995
Subjects
Adult
Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects
Antineoplastic Agents - therapeutic use
Erythromycin - therapeutic use
Female
Humans
Legionnaires' Disease - complications
Legionnaires' Disease - drug therapy
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute - complications
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute - drug therapy
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute - microbiology
Male
Middle Aged
Neutropenia - chemically induced
Neutropenia - complications
Remission Induction
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Summary:Two patients with acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANLL) who developed neutropenia, bilateral lung infiltrates, and did not respond to conventional antibiotic therapy nor amphotericin B are described. Clinical awareness and suspicion of Legionnaires' disease (LD) and early administration of erythromycin lead to their cure before the diagnosis of LD was confirmed.
ISSN:1042-8194
DOI:10.3109/10428199509051722