Open AccessHepatosplenic candidiasis in acute leukemia patients
Author(s) -
Zoran Rajić,
Nataša Čolović,
M Sretenović,
Mira Plecic,
Snežana Janković,
Milena Bakrač,
M Čolović
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh0808414r
Subject(s) - medicine , neutropenia , fever of unknown origin , acute leukemia , chemotherapy , antifungal , blood culture , leukemia , acute myeloblastic leukemia , sepsis , surgery , radiology , gastroenterology , dermatology , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Hepatosplenic candidiasis is a disseminated invasive fungal infection that may affects patients with acute leukaemia. The main clinical manifestation is a persistent fever in patients recovered from prolonged neutropenia after recent chemotherapy.