Blood Res 2013; 48(2):
Published online June 25, 2013
https://doi.org/10.5045/br.2013.48.2.154
© The Korean Society of Hematology
1Department of Gastroenterology and Hematology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
2Internal Medicine II, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Oita, Japan.
3Department of Microbiology, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Kiyose, Japan.
4Department of Clinical Laboratory and Transfusion, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
Correspondence to : Satoshi Hashino. Department of Gastroenterology and Hematology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita-15, Nishi-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan. shashino@med.hokudai.ac.jp
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A 47-year-old female who had suffered from obstructive jaundice and ascites for two months was admitted to our hospital for further examinations. A peripheral blood smear revealed lymphoblastic cells with blue cytoplasm and cytoplasmic vacuoles, and a CT scan showed swelling of multiple lymph nodes in the peritoneal cavity. She was diagnosed as having acute lymphoblastic leukemia of Burkitt's type confirmed by karyotype analysis of a bone marrow aspiration sample showing 47, XX,
Several species of
Fungemia caused by
In conclusion, this is the first report of
Time course for a patient with refractory Burkitt's leukemia who suffered from fungemia due to
Blood Res 2013; 48(2): 154-156
Published online June 25, 2013 https://doi.org/10.5045/br.2013.48.2.154
Copyright © The Korean Society of Hematology.
Satoshi Hashino1*, Shojiro Takahashi1, Rena Morita1, Hiroe Kanamori1, Masahiro Onozawa1, Takahito Kawamura1, Kaoru Kahata1, Takeshi Kondo1, Issei Tokimatsu2, Takashi Sugita3, Koji Akizawa4, and Masahiro Asaka1
1Department of Gastroenterology and Hematology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
2Internal Medicine II, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Oita, Japan.
3Department of Microbiology, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Kiyose, Japan.
4Department of Clinical Laboratory and Transfusion, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
Correspondence to: Satoshi Hashino. Department of Gastroenterology and Hematology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita-15, Nishi-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan. shashino@med.hokudai.ac.jp
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
A 47-year-old female who had suffered from obstructive jaundice and ascites for two months was admitted to our hospital for further examinations. A peripheral blood smear revealed lymphoblastic cells with blue cytoplasm and cytoplasmic vacuoles, and a CT scan showed swelling of multiple lymph nodes in the peritoneal cavity. She was diagnosed as having acute lymphoblastic leukemia of Burkitt's type confirmed by karyotype analysis of a bone marrow aspiration sample showing 47, XX,
Several species of
Fungemia caused by
In conclusion, this is the first report of
Time course for a patient with refractory Burkitt's leukemia who suffered from fungemia due to
Time course for a patient with refractory Burkitt's leukemia who suffered from fungemia due to