Case report reveals a mild course of Yersinia enterocolitica meningitis and septicaemia in an acute lymphoblastic leukaemia patient, suggesting cytokine support modulated disease severity.
We report the first case of Yersinia enterocolitica meningitis and septicaemia during induction treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. The patient was also being treated with recombinant granulocyte colony stimulating factor and hence pursued an unusually mild clinical course.
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