Aspergilosis esofágica en una paciente con leucemia mieloide aguda y neutropenia febril

Aspergillosis usually compromises the respiratory system, but can also affect others. We report a 46 yo female with acute myeloid leukemia, developed febrile neutropenia and dysphagia. Endoscopy revealed esophageal cytomegalovirus-like ulcers, but biopsies showed Aspergillus spp. It's important...

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Autores principales: Besa,Santiago, Kattan,Eduardo, Cid,Ximena, Claro,Juan C
Lenguaje:Spanish / Castilian
Publicado: Sociedad Chilena de Infectología 2014
Acceso en línea:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-10182014000200016
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Sumario:Aspergillosis usually compromises the respiratory system, but can also affect others. We report a 46 yo female with acute myeloid leukemia, developed febrile neutropenia and dysphagia. Endoscopy revealed esophageal cytomegalovirus-like ulcers, but biopsies showed Aspergillus spp. It's important to consider aspergillosis in the differential diagnosis of esophageal lesions in high-risk patients.