Male Breast Cancer 15 Years after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Including Total Body Irradiation for Recurrent Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Onkologie ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 266-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Lowe ◽  
Thehang Luu ◽  
Jeannie Shen ◽  
George Somlo
Author(s):  
Joshua Rosenblatt ◽  
Annie Leung ◽  
Emily Baneman ◽  
Risa Fuller ◽  
Sarah Taimur ◽  
...  

Abstract A patient with relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia developed babesiosis prior to allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation while on atovaquone for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia prophylaxis. Despite receiving a prolonged course of atovaquone and azithromycin until whole blood Babesia microti DNA was no longer detected by polymerase chain reaction, her post-transplant course was complicated by relapsed babesiosis. We investigate the potential host and parasite characteristics causing relapsing/persistent infection.


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