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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Applied Hematology |
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Online Access: | http://www.jahjournal.org/article.asp?issn=1658-5127;year=2014;volume=5;issue=2;spage=65;epage=68;aulast=Alaskar |