Invasive fungal consecutive infections in a patient with acute myeloid leukaemia.

Invasive fungal consecutive infections in a patient with acute myeloid leukaemia.

Niger J Clin Pract. 2019 Apr;22(4):582-584

Authors: Safai Nodeh SR, Dehghan Manshadi SA, Jahanbin B, Khodaveisi S, Giasvand F, Seifi A, Salehi M

Abstract
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.

PMID: 30975967 [PubMed – in process]

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