A patient with hepatocellular carcinoma who developed invasive pulmonary aspergillosis after corticosteroid treatment | Zendy

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A patient with hepatocellular carcinoma who developed invasive pulmonary aspergillosis after corticosteroid treatment

Author(s) -

Sato Shintaro,

Yamada Sho,

Nishizawa Tomotaka,

Oba Tomohiro,

Kawabe Rie,

Yamakawa Hideaki,

Akasaka Keiichi,

Amano Masako,

Matsushima Hidekazu

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/ccr3.4628

Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , cirrhosis , aspergillosis , corticosteroid , lung , lung cancer , gastroenterology , radiology , pathology , immunology

Lung or head and neck cancer have been indicated as solid cancers associated with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA), but the relationship with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is unknown. We report a case of HCC in which the presence of cirrhosis and corticosteroid administration may have caused the development of IPA.

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