1.
Pediatr Radiol
; 31(2): 115-6, 2001 Feb.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11214679
RESUMO
Mucormycosis is an uncommon and frequently fatal fungal infection. It characteristically affects patients with diabetes mellitus or patients with severe immunosuppression. The hallmark of mucormycosis infection is tissue infarction and vascular invasion. We present clinical data and imaging studies of a 16 year-old child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia complicated by disseminated mucormycosis resulting in a pseudoaneurysm of the spleen. This was successfully managed by a combination of systemic antifungal therapy (Amphotericin B) and surgery (splenectomy). This entity has not been described in the literature.
Assuntos
Falso Aneurisma/microbiologia , Leucemia Linfoide/complicações , Mucormicose/complicações , Esplenopatias/microbiologia , Adolescente , Anfotericina B/uso terapêutico , Falso Aneurisma/cirurgia , Antifúngicos/uso terapêutico , Feminino , Humanos , Mucormicose/tratamento farmacológico , Esplenectomia , Esplenopatias/cirurgia
2.
Radiology
; 214(1): 157-8, 2000 Jan.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10644116