Table 4

Causes of deaths, n = 16

Causes of deathn
Infection 
    Septic shock (n = 6) due to Staphylococcus aureus (1), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (1),* unknown bacteria (4); one patient with a prior history of stroke had a fatal aspiration pneumonia  
Cancer 
    Site of cancer: uterus (1), pancreas (1), esophagus (1)  
Cardiovascular 
    Stroke (2), myocardial infarction (1)  
Myelodysplastic syndrome (RAEB) 
B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma 
Unknown 
Causes of deathn
Infection 
    Septic shock (n = 6) due to Staphylococcus aureus (1), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (1),* unknown bacteria (4); one patient with a prior history of stroke had a fatal aspiration pneumonia  
Cancer 
    Site of cancer: uterus (1), pancreas (1), esophagus (1)  
Cardiovascular 
    Stroke (2), myocardial infarction (1)  
Myelodysplastic syndrome (RAEB) 
B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma 
Unknown 

RAEB indicates refractory anemia with excess of blasts.

*

A concomitant hemorrhagic stroke was suspected at time of death.

Two of these patients had undergone a splenectomy 3 weeks and 2 years prior to death, respectively.

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