Open AccessNasal‐alar invasive cutaneous aspergillosis in a patient with anaplastic astrocytoma: A case report
Author(s) -
Aljariri Adham A.,
Shaikh Ahmed,
Nashwan Abdulqadir J.,
Petkar Mahir A.,
Ganesan Shanmugam
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.4018
Subject(s) - medicine , aspergillosis , anaplastic astrocytoma , dermatopathology , lesion , pathology , dermatology , astrocytoma , glioblastoma , immunology , cancer research
Invasive aspergillosis is commonly encountered in immunosuppressed patients either primarily through direct inoculation or secondary from blood dissemination. This report describes a case of 53 years old immunocompromised female patient who was diagnosed with frontotemporal anaplastic astrocytoma and developed nasal skin lesion turned to be invasive cutaneous aspergillosis.