As a Rare Site of Invasive Fungal Infection, Chronic Granulomatous Aspergillus Synovitis: A Case Report | Zendy

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As a Rare Site of Invasive Fungal Infection, Chronic Granulomatous Aspergillus Synovitis: A Case Report

Author(s) -

Aylin Canbolat Ayhan,

Korhan Õzkan,

Çetin Timur,

Birol Aktaş,

Ayşe Bahar Ceyran

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682

H-Index - 31

ISSN - 2035-3006

DOI - 10.4084/mjhid.2013.043

Subject(s) - medicine , synovitis , aspergillus , aspergillosis , immune system , immunology , rare disease , arthritis , dermatology , disease , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology

Aspergillus can cause invasive disease of various organs especially in patients with weakened immune systems. Aspergillus synovitis and arthritis are uncommon types of involvement due to this infection. Approaches to fungal osteoarticular infections are based on only case reports. This paper presents a rare case of chronic granulomatous Aspergillus synovitis in an immunocompromised 5-year old girl who was treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

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