Successful treatment with intravenous colistin for sinusitis, orbital cellulites, and pneumonia caused by multidrug-resistant metallo-beta-lactamase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia

Int J Hematol. 2009 Jun;89(5):689-92. doi: 10.1007/s12185-009-0278-5. Epub 2009 Mar 24.

Abstract

The incidence of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MDRPA) and metallo-beta-lactamase (MBL)-producing P. aeruginosa has increased worldwide. The treatment options are limited for infectious diseases caused by these two organisms. The use of colistin has been of recent interest in cases involving both types. We report the case of a 74-year-old man with acute myeloid leukemia who was successfully treated with intravenous colistin for maxillary sinusitis and orbital cellulites due to MBL-producing MDRPA during neutropenia, and then for pneumonia caused by the bacteria after the recovery of neutrophil counts.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Colistin / therapeutic use*
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / complications*
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / drug therapy
  • Male
  • Maxillary Sinusitis / drug therapy
  • Maxillary Sinusitis / microbiology
  • Orbital Cellulitis / drug therapy
  • Orbital Cellulitis / microbiology
  • Pneumonia / drug therapy
  • Pneumonia / microbiology
  • Pseudomonas Infections / drug therapy*
  • Pseudomonas Infections / etiology
  • Pseudomonas Infections / pathology
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • beta-Lactamases

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • beta-Lactamases
  • Colistin