Successful haploidentical stem cell transplantation with prophylactic administration of liposomal amphotericin B after invasive pulmonary zygomycosis

Successful haploidentical stem cell transplantation with prophylactic administration of liposomal amphotericin B after invasive pulmonary zygomycosis

A 54-year-old woman with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) achieved complete remission by induction chemotherapy, but developed zygomycosis after consolidation therapy. As zygomycosis could not be cured by liposomal amphotericin B and micafungin, left lower lobectomy was performed. As AML relapsed 7 mont...

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Main Authors: Testuro Ochi, Yuta Katayama, Takeshi Okatani, Ryota Imanaka, Kohei Kyo, Mitsuhiro Itagaki, Shinya Katsutani, Koji Iwato, Hideki Asaoku
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:Medical Mycology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753917300374

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