Open AccessBurkitt’s Lymphoma Infiltration and Aspergillus Hyphae in Cerebrospinal Fluid
Author(s) -
Esra Karakuş
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the annals of clinical and analytical medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2667-663X
DOI - 10.4328/jcam.1740
Subject(s) - medicine , cerebrospinal fluid , infiltration (hvac) , pathology , lymphoma , aspergillus , hypha , malignant lymphoma , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , composite material , materials science
Burkitt's lymphoma accounts for about 40% of childhood non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Usually the originate from extranodal regions. Involvement of central nervous system reveals itself with invasion into meninges, cranial nerves, spinal cord and dura. Aspergillus may cause serious infections because of immune compromisation due to primary disease, chemotherapy, malnutrition and other diseases.