Invasive Aspergillosis with Disseminated Skin Involvement in a Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Rare Case | Zendy

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Invasive Aspergillosis with Disseminated Skin Involvement in a Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Rare Case

Author(s) -

Duygu Mert,

Gülşen İskender,

Fazılet Duygu,

Alparslan Merdin,

Mehmet Sinan Dal,

Mehmet Doğan,

Emre Tekgündüz,

Mustafa Ertek,

Fevzi Altuntaş

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

hematology reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.239

H-Index - 12

ISSN - 2038-8330

DOI - 10.4081/hr.2017.6997

Subject(s) - medicine , myeloid leukemia , aspergillosis , pulmonary aspergillosis , skin biopsy , dermatology , leukemia , biopsy , pathology , immunology

Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis is most commonly seen in immunocompromised patients. Besides, skin lesions may also develop due to invasive aspergillosis in those patients. A 49-year-old male patient was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. The patient developed bullous and zosteriform lesions on the skin after the 21st day of hospitalization. The skin biopsy showed hyphae. Disseminated skin aspergillosis was diagnosed to the patient. Voricanazole treatment was initiated. The patient was discharged once the lesions started to disappear

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