Invasive Aspergillus fumigatus infection after Plasmodium falciparum malaria in an immuno-competent host: case report and review of literature
Invasive fungal infection is rarely reported in association with malaria, even though malaria-associated inhibition of phagocyte function is a well-known condition. Invasive aspergillosis is frequently found in severely immuno-compromised patients but not in healthy individuals. Here, a case of pulm...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Malaria journal 2009-07, Vol.8 (1), p.167-167, Article 167 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Invasive fungal infection is rarely reported in association with malaria, even though malaria-associated inhibition of phagocyte function is a well-known condition. Invasive aspergillosis is frequently found in severely immuno-compromised patients but not in healthy individuals. Here, a case of pulmonary invasive aspergillosis in a previously healthy patient with severe P. falciparum malaria is presented, who was successfully treated with voriconazol and caspofungin. This is the first survival of malaria-associated invasive aspergillosis. |
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ISSN: | 1475-2875 1475-2875 |
DOI: | 10.1186/1475-2875-8-167 |