Giant intrathoracic mycotic aneurysm of left subclavian artery

Fungal infections are serious and important cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. Angioinvasive aspergillosis causing mycotic aneurysm of major blood vessels is very rare and only a few cases are reported in literature. We hereby report one case of acute lymphoblastic leuka...

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Main Authors: Bansal R, Gupta Prerna, Sharma Lalit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2010-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2010;volume=31;issue=3;spage=129;epage=131;aulast=Bansal
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description Fungal infections are serious and important cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. Angioinvasive aspergillosis causing mycotic aneurysm of major blood vessels is very rare and only a few cases are reported in literature. We hereby report one case of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia presenting with this fatal complication.
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spellingShingle Bansal R
Gupta Prerna
Sharma Lalit
Giant intrathoracic mycotic aneurysm of left subclavian artery
Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
Aspergillosis
computed tomographic angiography
giant mycotic aneurysm
subclavian artery
title Giant intrathoracic mycotic aneurysm of left subclavian artery
title_full Giant intrathoracic mycotic aneurysm of left subclavian artery
title_fullStr Giant intrathoracic mycotic aneurysm of left subclavian artery
title_full_unstemmed Giant intrathoracic mycotic aneurysm of left subclavian artery
title_short Giant intrathoracic mycotic aneurysm of left subclavian artery
title_sort giant intrathoracic mycotic aneurysm of left subclavian artery
topic Aspergillosis
computed tomographic angiography
giant mycotic aneurysm
subclavian artery
url http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2010;volume=31;issue=3;spage=129;epage=131;aulast=Bansal
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