Successful treatment of disseminated Aspergillosis in a leukemic child
P. R. health sci. j
;
24(2): 157-160, Jun. 2005.
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em Inglês
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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)
Assunto principal:
Aspergilose
/
Leucemia-Linfoma Linfoblástico de Células Precursoras
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Limite:
Criança
/
Feminino
/
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
P. R. health sci. j
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Porto Rico
Instituição/País de afiliação:
University of Puerto Rico/PR
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