Fatal amebic colitis after high-dose dexamethasone therapy for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma

Ann Hematol. 2011 Feb;90(2):225-6. doi: 10.1007/s00277-010-0984-3. Epub 2010 May 14.

Authors

Chiharu I Kobayashi, Go Yamamoto, Akimasa Hayashi, Satoshi Ota, Yoichi Imai, Masashi Fukayama, Mineo Kurokawa

PMID: 20467744
DOI: 10.1007/s00277-010-0984-3

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / adverse effects*
Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / therapeutic use*
Dexamethasone / adverse effects*
Dexamethasone / therapeutic use
Dysentery, Amebic / etiology*
Dysentery, Amebic / microbiology
Dysentery, Amebic / pathology
Entamoeba histolytica / pathogenicity
Entamoebiasis / etiology*
Entamoebiasis / microbiology
Entamoebiasis / pathology
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Multiple Myeloma / complications*
Multiple Myeloma / diagnosis
Multiple Myeloma / drug therapy*

Substances

Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
Dexamethasone