Abstract

NORIEGA-BAELLA, Carlos; VASQUEZ, Eliana Valera; TORRES, Ilan Vargas  and  VELA-RUIZ, José M.. Uncommon onset Escherichia Coli sepsis in t-cell and nk lymphoma patient. Rev. Fac. Med. Hum. [online]. 2020, vol.20, n.4, pp.714-719. ISSN 1814-5469.  http://dx.doi.org/10.25176/rfmh.v20i4.3221.

Sepsis occurs in the presence of an infectious focus; in this case by Escherichia coli (E.coli), which have toxins that can cause severe damage to the functionality and morphology of the organism, being worsened in patients with diseases that affect the immune system; as is this case in the presence of hematological neoplasia. A 42-year-old female patient diagnosed with NK-T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, presents a necrotic plaque on the palate, temperature above 38 ° C, a respiratory rate exceeding 20 breaths per minute, and heart rate exceeding 90 beats per minute, upon examination of a positive pharyngeal culture for E.coli, negative urine culture, confirming the pharyngeal infectious starting point; treated with mikacin intravenously for 7 days with good response to antibiotic therapy. A rare case of this type of bacteria is reported in the oral area, and the subject is reviewed.

Keywords : Sepsis; Lymphoma; Extranodal NK-T-Cell; Necrosis (Source: MeSH NLM)..

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