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

Authors
Gokahmetoglu, S Koc, AN Patiroglu, T
Citation
S. Gokahmetoglu et al., Case report. Fatal Aspergillus flavus pericarditis in a patient with acutemyeloblastic leukaemia, MYCOSES, 43(1-2), 2000, pp. 65-66
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
MYCOSES
ISSN journal
09337407 → ACNP
Volume
43
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
65 - 66
Database
ISI
SICI code
0933-7407(2000)43:1-2<65:CRFAFP>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
We report a case of Aspergillus flavus pericarditis treated with fluconazol e for oral candidosis. The patient with acute myeloblastic leukaemia develo ped tachypnoea after antileukaemic chemotherapy. Pericardial effusion was s een in the echocardiogram. Aspergillus flavus was isolated from the pericar dial fluid. The patient died from aspergillosis, before the antimycotic tre atment could be changed to amphotericin B.