Case report: Disseminated aspergillosis complicating influenza.

Case report: Disseminated aspergillosis complicating influenza.

Med Mycol Case Rep. 2019 Jun;24:65-68

Authors: Immel S, Yu E

Abstract
Aspergillus can cause a wide variety of diseases ranging from hypersensitivity diseases to invasive infection. Invasive disease most commonly occurs in severely immunocompromised patients such as chemotherapy-induced neutropenia and transplantation. It is a less well-recognized complication in critically ill patients without traditional risk factors. We describe a case of invasive aspergillosis complicating influenza and diabetic ketoacidosis that disseminated to the central nervous system and led to demise despite high-intensity antifungal therapy.

PMID: 31080709 [PubMed]

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