Chronic systemic aspergillosis in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia.

Abstract

Systemic aspergillosis is a well-recognized complication of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia. In this report a patient with acute myeloid leukemia is described in whom a chronic aspergillosis with systemic involvement developed after recovery from neutropenia following intensive chemotherapy and allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. The clinical features of a chronic course of systemic aspergillosis suggest a distinct clinical entity comparable to chronic systemic candidiasis.

• Authors: W Kern, J Braess, H Bertz, C Pott, E Schleyer, J Finke, R Rüchel, W Hiddemann
• Journal: Annals of hematology (Ann Hematol) 1998 Mar-Apr Vol. 76 Issue 3-4 Pg. 175-7 ISSN: 0939-5555 [Print] Germany
• PMID: 9619736 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols (adverse effects, therapeutic use)
• Aspergillosis (etiology)
• Bone Marrow Transplantation
• Chronic Disease
• Combined Modality Therapy (adverse effects)
• Female
• Humans
• Leukemia, Myeloid (therapy)
• Neutropenia (chemically induced, complications)