Successful Treatment of Invasive Conidiobolus Infection During Therapy for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol
; 40(7): e446-e449, 2018 10.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28991126
ABSTRACT
Invasive fungal infections are a serious cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with hematologic malignancies. Conidiobolus species are molds within the order Entomophthorales and may disseminate to become rapidly fatal in immunocompromised individuals. This species of fungal infections are often multidrug resistant (MDR) and present unique therapeutic challenges. Reports of Conidiobolus infections are rare in pediatric oncology. We report the successful treatment of an adolescent male with B-cell lymphoblastic leukemia and MDR invasive sinopulmonary Conidiobolus infection with emphasis on early and aggressive neutrophil support with surgical debridement. The strategies described could be applied to other MDR fungal infections.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Conidiobolus
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Zygomycosis
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Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
Limits:
Adolescent
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol
Journal subject:
HEMATOLOGIA
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NEOPLASIAS
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PEDIATRIA
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article