Isolated cutaneous aspergillosis in an acute lymphoblastic leukemia patient after allogeneic stem cell transplantation

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GÜZEL TUNÇCAN Ö., Aki S. Z., AKYÜREK N., Sucak G., ŞENOL E.

JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, cilt.5, sa.5, ss.406-409, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 5 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3855/jidc.1466
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.406-409
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Cutaneous aspergillosis is very rare and occurs predominantly in immunocompromised patients including transplant recipients. We report a 26-year-old male with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who developed cutaneous aspergillosis after undergoing combined immunosuppressive treatment including corticosteroid, cyclosporine A, mychophenolate mofetil and mesenchymal stem cells for steroid refractory skin acute graft versus host disease after myeloablative haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The patient was treated with oral voriconazole therapy and recovered partially.