Rare case pulmonary aspergillosis in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: A case report
Invasive fungal infections are considered a threat to hematological malignancy patients (HM). We report here a rare case of pulmonary aspergillosis in a patient diagnosed with leukemia at King Abdulaziz University Hospital. The patient received three cycles of chemotherapy and presented with febrile...
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| description | Invasive fungal infections are considered a threat to hematological malignancy patients (HM). We report here a rare case of pulmonary aspergillosis in a patient diagnosed with leukemia at King Abdulaziz University Hospital. The patient received three cycles of chemotherapy and presented with febrile neutropenia and his fungal culture was repeatedly negative while signs of aspergillosis in a computed topography (CT) scan were evident. The patient was successfully recovered after 6 weeks of voriconazole treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b476bc14e668499c8d959664ac3b24572025-08-20T01:53:32ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open Medical Case Reports2050-313X2024-11-011210.1177/2050313X241302961Rare case pulmonary aspergillosis in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: A case reportAiah M Khateb0Ahmed S Barefah1Salem M Bahashwan2Osman O Radhwi3Ghofran A Ageely4Osama Safdar5Esam I Azhar6Special Infectious Agents Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaHematology Research Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Centre, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaHematology Research Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Centre, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaHematology Research Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Centre, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaDivision of Radiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Rabigh Medical College, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaPediatric Nephrology Center of Excellence, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaInvasive fungal infections are considered a threat to hematological malignancy patients (HM). We report here a rare case of pulmonary aspergillosis in a patient diagnosed with leukemia at King Abdulaziz University Hospital. The patient received three cycles of chemotherapy and presented with febrile neutropenia and his fungal culture was repeatedly negative while signs of aspergillosis in a computed topography (CT) scan were evident. The patient was successfully recovered after 6 weeks of voriconazole treatment.https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X241302961 |
| spellingShingle | Aiah M Khateb Ahmed S Barefah Salem M Bahashwan Osman O Radhwi Ghofran A Ageely Osama Safdar Esam I Azhar Rare case pulmonary aspergillosis in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: A case report SAGE Open Medical Case Reports |
| title | Rare case pulmonary aspergillosis in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: A case report |
| title_full | Rare case pulmonary aspergillosis in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: A case report |
| title_fullStr | Rare case pulmonary aspergillosis in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rare case pulmonary aspergillosis in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: A case report |
| title_short | Rare case pulmonary aspergillosis in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: A case report |
| title_sort | rare case pulmonary aspergillosis in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia at king abdulaziz university hospital jeddah saudi arabia a case report |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X241302961 |
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