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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.
Multiple myeloma complicated with pseudomonas endocartiditis
TodaroJ, BollmannPW, NussbacherA, CamargoLFA, SantosBFC, AlvarengaD, RosembergLA, et al. Multiple myeloma complicated with pseudomonas endocartiditis. Einstein (São Paulo) 2013;10(4):498-501. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-45082012000400017
Todaro,Juliana; Bollmann,Patrícia Weinschenker; Nussbacher,Amit; Camargo,Luis Fernando Aranha; Santos,Bento Fortunato Cardoso dos; Alvarenga,Daniel; Rosemberg,Laercio Alberto; Bihan,David Costa de Souza Le; Fischer,Cláudio Henrique; Giglio,Auro del. Multiple myeloma complicated with pseudomonas endocartiditis. Einstein (São Paulo), v. 10, n. 4, p. 498-501, Jan. 2013. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-45082012000400017
Todaro,Juliana and Bollmann,Patrícia Weinschenker and Nussbacher,Amit and Camargo,Luis Fernando Aranha and Santos,Bento Fortunato Cardoso dos and Alvarenga,Daniel and Rosemberg,Laercio Alberto and Bihan,David Costa de Souza Le and Fischer,Cláudio Henrique and Giglio,Auro del. Multiple myeloma complicated with pseudomonas endocartiditis. Einstein (São Paulo) [online]. 2013, vol. 10, n. 4, [cited 2025-09-06], pp.498-501. Available from: <https://journal.einstein.br/article/multiple-myeloma-complicated-with-pseudomonas-endocartiditis/>. ISSN 1679-4508. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-45082012000400017