ESOPHAGEAL ASPERGILLOSIS AFTER BONE-MARROW TRANSPLANT

The prolonged immune suppression associated with bone marrow transplan ts predisposes to fungal infections including Aspergillus, Disseminate d aspergillosis occurs in up to 60% of patients with invasive pulmonar y aspergillosis; sites of involvement include the brain, gastrointesti nal tract, kidney, liver, thyroid, heart, and spleen, There is only on e report of isolated esophageal aspergillosis, A recent acute myelogen ous leukemia patient had isolated esophageal aspergillosis after bone marrow transplantation which was successfully treated with amphoterici n B.