Durable Control of Mycosis Fungoides after Sepsis: "Coley's Toxin?" Case Report and Review of the Literature. (4th August 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Heyman, Benjamin; Kelsey, Chris R.; Beaven, Anne
• Other Names: Nagasawa Masayuki Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in hematology. Volume 2019(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-08-04
• Subjects: Hematology -- Periodicals; Hematology -- Case studies -- Periodicals; Blood -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Hematology; Hematologic Diseases; Blood -- Diseases; Hematology; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Case studies; Periodicals; Case Reports; Fulltext; Internet Resources; Periodicals; 616.15
• DOI: 10.1155/2019/1507014
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-6560

Abstract

Abstract : Mycosis fungoides, along with Sezary syndrome, is the most common subtype of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. In this report, we present a patient with advanced-stage mycosis fungoides, who after successful treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia had prolonged disease control off systemic therapy. While this may have been due to single-agent gemcitabine, which can result in long remission, we hypothesize that our patient's durable response was in part due to the immune response elicited after treatment of her severe infection.