Disseminated aspergillosis in children with leukemia after chemotherapy: report of three cases and review of literature / 白血病·淋巴瘤

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the clinical features,diagnosis,treatment and prognosis of disseminated aspergillosis in children with leukemia after chemotherapy.Methods The clinical features and treatment of 3 leukemia children after chemotherapy complicated with disseminated aspergillosis were retrospectively analyzed.Results The underlying diseases of all recruited cases were leukemia,which occurred many high-risk predisposing factors for invasive fungal diseases.The major clinical features of disseminated aspergillosis in children with leukemia were prolonged and antibiotics uncontrollable fever,subcutaneous solid nodules,nodules or cavities in pulmonary CT,spread low density lesions in hepatosplenic and kidney in abdominal MR(T2 weighted)and positive serum aspergillus galactomannan(GM).The diagnosis of invasive fungal disease was proven by histopathologic examination.Amphotericin B lipid complex was selected in antifungal therapy for 2 patients and the course of treatment was more than 4 weeks.Moreover,chemotherapy was advised for the 2 patients when clinical manifestations of disseminated aspergillosis improved significantly,neutrophil counts recovered and images did not deteriorate.The patients received voriconazole treatment with follow-up from 6 months to 12 months,and then disseminated aspergillosis was cured up to the standard.1 case received complete remission and was still alive until follow-up period,1 case was died of leukemia relapse because of suspension demand from the family members,and the other 1 case was died of no response or serious adverse drug reactions,uncontrolled infection,and leukemia relapse because of long-term chemotherapy suspension.Conclusions Patients with leukemia after chemotherapy may present with the following manifestations,including fever,subcutaneous solid nodules,pulmonary nodules or cavities,spread low density lesions in hepatosplenic and kidney and serum aspergillus GM antigen positive,which may indicate disseminated aspergillosis.The improvement of prognosis depends on effective and adequate antifungal treatment and chemotherapy for leukemia at the right time.