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

• 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

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.