Unexpected etiology of a pleural empyema in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL): Capnocytophaga ochracea
oleh: Samantha A. Basco, Gregory M. Steele, Andrés F. Henao-Martínez, Carlos Franco-Paredes, Daniel B. Chastain
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| Diterbitkan: | Elsevier 2020-01-01 |
Deskripsi
Pleural effusions and empyemas caused by Capnocytophaga spp. are uncommon with few cases previously reported. Here, we present the case of a 62-year-old man with untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) complicated by a pleural empyema caused by C. ochracea. The route of acquisition was likely the result of aspiration of C. ochracea coupled with the immune defects associated with untreated CLL.