Invasive Aspergillosis with Disseminated Skin Involvement in a Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Rare Case

Duygu Mert; Gülşen Iskender; Fazilet Duygu; Alparslan Merdin; Mehmet Sinan Dal; Mehmet Doğan; Emre Tekgündüz; Mustafa Ertek; Fevzi Altuntaş

doi:10.4081/hr.2017.6997

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1 June 2017

Invasive Aspergillosis with Disseminated Skin Involvement in a Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Rare Case

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Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mh. 13, 06200 Ankara, Turkey

Hematology Clinic and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mh. 13, 06200 Ankara, Turkey

Department of Pathology, Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mh. 13, 06200 Ankara, Turkey

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Hematol. Rep.2017, 9(2), 6997;https://doi.org/10.4081/hr.2017.6997

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Abstract

Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis is most commonly seen in immunocompromised patients. Besides, skin lesions may also develop due to invasive aspergillosis in those patients. A 49-year-old male patient was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. The patient developed bullous and zosteriform lesions on the skin after the 21st day of hospitalization. The skin biopsy showed hyphae. Disseminated skin aspergillosis was diagnosed to the patient. Voricanazole treatment was initiated. The patient was discharged once the lesions started to disappear.

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invasive aspergillosis; disseminated skin invasion; leukemia

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