Successful treatment of disseminated Aspergillosis in a leukemic child
P. R. health sci. j
;
24(2): 157-160, Jun. 2005.
Artículo
en Inglés
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| ID: lil-472965
ABSTRACT
The incidence of severe fungal infections in the immunocompromised patient with malignancies has increased in recent years. This appears to be associated to the profound periods of immunosuppression and the extended use of broad spectrum antibiotics. Aspergillosis is the second most common fungal infection reported in the immunocompromised cancer patients. In patients with advanced immunosupression, the mortality due to invasive aspergillosis approaches 100despite treatment with antifungal agents. Reports of complete or partial response to echinocandins are well demonstrated in adults, but very limited in the pediatric population. This report describes the case of a child with relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) who developed cutaneous aspergillosis and subsequent multiorgan dissemination during therapeutic induction and was treated successfuly with caspofungin acetate.
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Índice:
LILACS (Américas)
Asunto principal:
Aspergilosis
/
Leucemia-Linfoma Linfoblástico de Células Precursoras
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
Límite:
Niño
/
Femenino
/
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
P. R. health sci. j
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Puerto Rico
Institución/País de afiliación:
University of Puerto Rico/PR
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