A case of multiple brain abscesses due to Bacillus cereus during induction therapy for acute myeloid leukemia

Int J Hematol. 2021 Dec;114(6):637-638. doi: 10.1007/s12185-021-03226-3. Epub 2021 Oct 7.

Authors

Jun Nukui¹, Masatsugu Tanaka², Hideaki Nakajima³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Hematology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Japan.
² Department of Hematology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Japan. [email protected].
³ Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.

PMID: 34618343
DOI: 10.1007/s12185-021-03226-3

No abstract available

Keywords: Acute myeloid leukemia; Bacillus cereus; Brain abscess.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / adverse effects*
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
Bacillus cereus*
Brain Abscess / diagnosis*
Brain Abscess / etiology*
Brain Abscess / therapy
Fatal Outcome
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / etiology*
Humans
Induction Chemotherapy
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / complications*
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / drug therapy
Male
Tomography, X-Ray Computed