EARLY SURGICAL-MANAGEMENT OF INVASIVE GINGIVAL ASPERGILLOSIS IN A NEUTROPENIC PATIENT WITH LEUKEMIA - A CASE-REPORT

Authors
MYOKEN Y SUGATA T KYO T FUJIHARA M MIKAMI Y
Citation
Y. Myoken et al., EARLY SURGICAL-MANAGEMENT OF INVASIVE GINGIVAL ASPERGILLOSIS IN A NEUTROPENIC PATIENT WITH LEUKEMIA - A CASE-REPORT, International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery, 26(1), 1997, pp. 51-53
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine",Surgery
Journal title
International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
09015027
Volume
26
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
51 - 53
Database
ISI
SICI code
0901-5027(1997)26:1<51:ESOIGA>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Primary invasive aspergillosis of the oral cavity is a rare but seriou s complication in immunocompromised patients. We report a case of ging ival Aspergillus infection in a neutropenic patient with acute myeloge nous leukemia, who was successfully treated by an early surgical appro ach in combination with antifungal medication and granulocyte colony s timulating factors.