Difficult diagnosis of invasive fungal infection predominantly involving the lower gastrointestinal tract in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

Difficult diagnosis of invasive fungal infection predominantly involving the lower gastrointestinal tract in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

Invasive fungal infections are most commonly seen in immunocompromised patients and usually affect the respiratory system. Gastrointestinal system involvement of mucormycosis and invasive aspergillosis is rarely reported in childhood. Here we describe a 5 year old boy with acute lymphoblastic leukae...

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Main Authors: Gulhadiye Avcu, Deniz Yilmaz Karapinar, Pinar Yazici, Muhterem Duyu, Suleyha Hilmioglu Polat, Berna Atabay, Basak Doganavsargil, Bulent Karapinar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-03-01
Series:Medical Mycology Case Reports
Subjects:
Invasive aspergillosis
Aspergillus flavus
Gastrointestinal bleeding
Mucor
Leukaemia
Child
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753916300057

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