Appendicitis and intestinal infarction due to aspergillosis in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia

Appendicitis and intestinal infarction due to aspergillosis in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia

Small bowel infarction is a rare and fatal complication of invasive aspergillosis following chemotherapy in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients. We describe a case of an adult patient with an AML who developed appendicitis and intestinal infarction secondary to aspergillosis following anti-leukemi...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Alaskar, Salih Bin Salih, Kanaan Alshammari, Mohammad Bakkar, Abdulmohsen Alkushi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Applied Hematology
Subjects:
Acute myeloid leukemia
appendicitis and intestinal infarction
aspergillosis
Online Access:http://www.jahjournal.org/article.asp?issn=1658-5127;year=2014;volume=5;issue=2;spage=65;epage=68;aulast=Alaskar

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