Systematic Yersinia enterocolitica in an iron overloaded and immunocompromised thalassemic patient

We report the case of a 43-year-old woman who presented with lower abdominal pain, maculopapular rash, arthritis of the left knee and left ankle joints, with a history of thalassemia and heavy iron overload. She was also on haemodialysis therapy three times a week for end stage renal therapy. <em...

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Main Authors: Sophia Delicou, Aikaterini Petrocheilou, Myria Pougiouka, Konstantinos Maragkos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2017-10-01
Series:Microbiologia Medica
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Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/mm/article/view/6873