Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Parahym AMRDC

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• Case Report
  Fatal Invasive Aspergillosis in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Patient
  Author(s): Parahym AMRDC, Neto PJR, Silva CMD, Gonçalves SS, Motta CMDS, Filho GADTMH, Correia TTDS and Neves RPParahym AMRDC, Neto PJR, Silva CMD, Gonçalves SS, Motta CMDS, Filho GADTMH, Correia TTDS and Neves RP
  
  Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is one of the most common fungal infections in immunocompromised patients. Is an air-borne disease and the majority of patients develop pneumonia or sinusitis. However central nervous system (CNS) aspergillosis may also occur. Infections by Aspergillus fumigatus are most prevalent although in recent years, non-fumigatus Aspergillus species such as A. flavus has become common as causal agents this mycosis. The major risk factors associated include neutropenia, hematological malignancy,andtransplantation of hematopoietic stem cells and solid organs. Therefore, here we report a fatal case of pulmonary aspergillosis and CNS due Aspergillus flavus in neutropenic patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The diagnosis of pulmonary infection was based in the isolation of A. flavus in tracheal secretions associated with the pulmonary infiltration detected in the C.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7920.1000368

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