Patients diagnosed with multiple myeloma are more susceptible to infections which are the major causes of morbidity and mortality associated to this disease. The main infectious agents involved are Gram-positive bacteria. However, after chemotherapy an increase in the incidence of Gram-negative strains is observed. These bacteria are also responsible for most cases of urinary tract infections. Here is reported a rare case in a 73-year-old man with multiple myeloma who developed endocarditis due to pseudomonas.
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Todaro, J., Bollmann, P. W., Nussbacher, A., Camargo, L. F. A., Santos, B. F. C. dos, Alvarenga, D., … Giglio, A. del. (2012). Multiple myeloma complicated with pseudomonas endocarditis. Einstein (São Paulo, Brazil), 10(4), 498–501. https://doi.org/10.1590/s1679-45082012000400017
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