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Favorable outcome of hepatosplenic candidiasis in a patient with acute leukemia

Author(s) -

Nataša Čolović,

Valentina ArsićArsenijević,

Nada Suvajdžić,

Irena Đjunić,

Dragica Tomin

Publication year - 2015

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/sarh1506341c

Subject(s) - medicine , outcome (game theory) , acute leukemia , leukemia , intensive care medicine , mathematics , mathematical economics

Acute leukemias treatment requires strong chemotherapy. Patients that develop bone marrow aplasia become immunocompromised, thus becoming liable to bacterial and fungal infections. Fungal infections caused by Candida are frequent. Hepatosplenic candidiasis (HSC) is a frequent consequence of invasive candidiasis which is clinically presented with prolonged febrility unresponsive to antibiotics.

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