ECMO Support in Pre-B-Cell ALL for Disseminated Legionnaire's Disease

We present the case of an adolescent patient with pre-B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (pre-B ALL) requiring ECMO support for septic shock and ARDS due to disseminated Legionella. To our knowledge, this is the first case describing an immunocompromised pediatric patient supported with ECMO for Legionnaires' disease.PMID:34658413 | PMC:PMC8499640 | DOI:10.1182/ject-2100020
Source: Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Source Type: research