Open AccessThe role of chest ultrasound in diagnosing invasive fungal infections in acute leukemia patients
Author(s) -
Ana-Maria Neagu,
Spitalul Universitar de Urgență Clinica de Hematologie,
Ana-Maria Vlădăreanu,
Horia Bumbea,
Diana Cîşleanu,
Cristina Ciufu,
Cristina Marinescu,
Minodora Onisâi,
Mihaela Găman
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
romanian journal of medical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2069-6108
pISSN - 1842-8258
DOI - 10.37897/rjmp.2016.2.5
Subject(s) - medicine , gold standard (test) , radiology , mortality rate , antifungal , intensive care medicine , computed tomography , ultrasound , acute leukemia , leukemia , dermatology
Acute leukemia patients are the category of highest risk to develop invasive fungal infections, have high morbidity and mortality rates related to these complications. The diagnosis of these infections must be accurate and early. That is the main reason for searching non-invasive, fast, available and low cost diagnostic methods. Imagistic diagnosis is essential, computer tomography is the gold standard. Chest ultrasound has most of these characteristics, offers valuable informations and they are accurate when compared to the chest tomography results. The decision to initiate antifungal therapy is significantly better than the empirical therapy, having lower mortality rate among these patients.