Invasive Aspergillus flavus sinusitis: case report in a patient with biphenotypic acute leukemia Sinusite invasiva por Aspergillus flavus: relato de um caso associado a leucemia aguda bifenotípica

Here we report a case of invasive pansinusitis with proptosis of the right eye caused by Aspergillus flavus in an immunocompromised patient with acute biphenotypic leukemia without aggressive therapy response. Descreve-se um caso de pansinusite invasiva com proptose do globo ocular direito causado p...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors: Melissa Orzechowski Xavier, Flávio de Mattos Oliveira, Valdir de Almeida, Gabriel Prolla, Luiz Carlos Severo
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2009
Subjects:
Leukemia
Aspergillus flavus
Invasive sinusitis
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Aguda
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652009000100011
https://doaj.org/article/b5103f10ccf54c1cb36140cd6bb070f5
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Summary:Here we report a case of invasive pansinusitis with proptosis of the right eye caused by Aspergillus flavus in an immunocompromised patient with acute biphenotypic leukemia without aggressive therapy response. Descreve-se um caso de pansinusite invasiva com proptose do globo ocular direito causado por Aspergillus flavus em um paciente imunossuprimido com leucemia aguda bifenotípica sem resposta a terapia agressiva.

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