First case report of sepsis caused by Mycobacterium wolinskyi in chronic myelogenous leukemia.

作者信息

Ohno Tatsuharu, Kishimoto Wataru, Chihara Dai, Sakamoto Takashi, Arimoto-Miyamoto Kazue, Takeoka Tomoharu, Tsuji Masaaki, Kida Kaneyuki, Ohkusu Kiyofumi, Ezaki Takayuki

机构信息

Division of Hematology and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohtsu Red Cross Hospital, Ohtsu 520-8511, Japan.

出版信息

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008 Dec;62(4):433-6. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2008.07.017. Epub 2008 Oct 16.

Infections caused by Mycobacterium wolinskyi have rarely been reported, and essentially all were cellulitis and/or osteomyelitis related with traumatic event or surgical wound. Here, we present the 1st case of septic complication due to this organism in a patient with chronic myelogenous leukemia of the 1st but late chronic phase.