Neisseria meningitidis serogroup 29E (Z') septicemia in a patient with far advanced multiple myeloma (plasma cell leukemia). uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • A case of septicemia caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup 29E (Z') in a patient with plasma cell leukemia is described. The patient developed disseminated intravascular coagulation, had a cardiopulmonary arrest, and died. The effects of altered immune function leading to a predisposition to meningococcal infections are discussed.

publication date

  • March 1, 1985

Research

keywords

  • Leukemia, Plasma Cell
  • Sepsis

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC271690

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0021967756

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1128/jcm.21.3.464-466.1985

PubMed ID

  • 3920242

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 21

issue

  • 3