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Report of a successful treatment of pulmonary Cunninghamella bertholletiae infection with liposomal amphotericin and posaconazole in a child with GvHD and review of the literature.
- Source :
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Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology [J Pediatr Hematol Oncol] 2010 Mar; Vol. 32 (2), pp. 85-7. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Zygomycosis is an emerging, opportunistic fungal infection particularly affecting immunocomprised patients. We report the case of a 10-year-old girl who developed pulmonary zygomycosis because of Cunninghamella bertholletiae 1 year after undergoing bone marrow transplantation complicated with severe cutaneous and digestive graft-versus-host disease. Treatment with surgery and liposomal amphotericin B followed by posaconazole successfully treated the infection.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1536-3678
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 20118813
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/MPH.0b013e3181c2bdce