Early detection of pulmonary fungal infection by CT scan in pediatric ALL patients under chemotherapy or in post-transplantation period with primary complaint of chest pain

Early detection of pulmonary fungal infection by CT scan in pediatric ALL patients under chemotherapy or in post-transplantation period with primary complaint of chest pain

We describe herein four children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who were diagnosed as pulmonary fungal infection after presenting with chest pain. The plain radiologic evaluations failed to reveal any positive findings, whereas computerized tomography (CT) scanning showed nodular opacification wi...

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Main Authors: Şule Ünal, Barış Kuşkonmaz, Betul Tavil, Selin Aytaç Elmas, Duygu Uçkan Çetinkaya, Mualla Çetin, Mithat Haliloğlu, Fatma Gümrük
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2010-03-01
Series:Turkish Journal of Hematology
Subjects:
Leukemia
pediatric
chest pain
fungal infection
pneumothorax
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