Aspergillosis in immunocompromised children acute myeloid leukemia and bone marrow aplasia.: Report of two cases

• Autor(a) principal: Aquino, Maria Zilda de
• Data de Publicação: 1994
• Outros Autores: Brasaciner, Alberto, Cristófani, Lilian Maria, Maluf, Paulo Taufic, Odone Filho, Vicente, Marques, Heloisa Helena de Souza, Heins-Vaccari, Elisabeth Maria, Lacaz, Carlos da Silva, Melo, Natalina Takahashi de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
• Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/29200
• topic: Aspergillosis; Aspergillus flavus; Leukemia; Bone marrow aplasia

Two cases of Aspergillosis in immunocompromised children are reported. Both were caused by Aspergillns flavus. Early diagnosis and treatment led to the remission of the process. One patient had acute myeloid leukemia; the fungus was isolated from the blood. The other patient with bone marrow aplasia, presented an invasive aspergillosis of the paranasal sinuses with dissemination of fungal infection; the diagnosis was obtained by histology and culture of biopsied tissue from a palatal ulceration.