Case report. Fatal Aspergillus flavus pericarditis in a patient with acute myeloblastic leukaemia

GOKAHMETOGLU S., KOC A., Patiroglu T.

MYCOSES, cilt.43, ss.65-66, 2000 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 43
  • Basım Tarihi: 2000
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1046/j.1439-0507.2000.00540.x
  • Dergi Adı: MYCOSES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.65-66
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We report a case of Aspergillus flavus pericarditis treated with fluconazole for oral candidosis. The patient with acute myeloblastic leukaemia developed tachypnoea after antileukaemic chemotherapy. Pericardial effusion was seen in the echocardiogram. Aspergillus flavus was isolated from the pericardial fluid. The patient died from aspergillosis, before the antimycotic treatment could be changed to amphotericin B.