Invasive fungal consecutive infections in a patient with acute myeloid leukaemia

Invasive fungal consecutive infections in a patient with acute myeloid leukaemia

A woman with AML who became febrile and neutropenic after chemotherapy. At the first, Aspergillus was isolated from a sinus biopsy. After 4 weeks, while she was taking voriconazole, another episode of fever combined with dry coughs was detected. Fungal culture and histopathology of sinus biopsy reve...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nigerian journal of clinical practice 2019, Vol.22 (4), p.582-584
Hauptverfasser: Safai Nodeh, S R, Dehghan Manshadi, S A, Jahanbin, B, Khodaveisi, S, Giasvand, F, Seifi, A, Salehi, M
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A woman with AML who became febrile and neutropenic after chemotherapy. At the first, Aspergillus was isolated from a sinus biopsy. After 4 weeks, while she was taking voriconazole, another episode of fever combined with dry coughs was detected. Fungal culture and histopathology of sinus biopsy revealed mucormycosis.
ISSN:1119-3077
DOI:10.4103/njcp.njcp_359_17