Abstract
Case Report
A 57-year-old man with history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia,and gout presented for evaluation of both a perioral infection and an infection in his right great toe from an injury on the beach at his shore house. The toe trauma was complicated by a massive hematoma and phlebitis, which required antibiotics. His primary care physician ordered basic laboratory studies thatshowed an anemia and thrombocytopenia. He was sent to a Hematology and Oncology specialist and subsequently directly admitted to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital for blood transfusion and further work-up. Upon further questioning, thepatient admitted to chills starting 2 weeks prior to admission, elevated temperatures, rigors, dizziness, weakness, shortness of breath and a weight loss of about 16 pounds over 1 month. He denied prolonged bleeding or easy bruising, but did admit to recurrent upper respiratory infections.
Recommended Citation
Sellers, MD, Jay and Shah, MD, Paurush
(2010)
"Rare Gram-Negative Sepsis in a Non-Ventilated Neutropenic Patient with AML,"
The Medicine Forum: Vol. 12, Article 22.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29046/TMF.012.1.021
Available at:
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/tmf/vol12/iss1/22
