Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
Researchers from Taipei Veterans General Hospital report recent findings in acute myelogenous leukemia
Published in Blood Weekly, August 16th, 2007
A new study, "An unusual case of Candida tropicalis and Candida krusei arthritis in a patient with acute myelogenous leukemia before chemotherapy," is now available. According to recent research from Taipei, Taiwan, "A 79-year-old male with acute myelogenous leukemia developed acute right knee arthritis during admission, after the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics before chemotherapy. The initial synovial fluid sample appeared to be mildly inflammatory with a low white cell count."
"The fungal septic arthritis was not diagnosed until Candida tropicalis, a rare species of Candida, was isolated in the synovial fluid. Although fluconazole is effective in treating the...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2007-08-16)
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