Rapidly fatal Klebsiella pneumoniae sepsis in a patient with pyruvate kinase deficiency and asplenia

Blood. 2017 Dec 28;130(26):2906. doi: 10.1182/blood-2017-08-803841.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital Nonspherocytic / complications
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Klebsiella Infections / diagnostic imaging
  • Klebsiella Infections / etiology
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae*
  • Male
  • Pyruvate Kinase / deficiency
  • Pyruvate Metabolism, Inborn Errors / complications
  • Sepsis / microbiology*
  • Splenectomy / adverse effects
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Pyruvate Kinase

Supplementary concepts

  • Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency of Red Cells