Management of Aspergillus pleural empyema with combined systemic and intrapleural antifungal therapy in a pediatric patient: Case report
We present the case of an 8-year-old immunocompromised boy with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis, complicated with pleural empyema and disseminated to the bone and central nervous system (CNS). The patient was treated with combined systemic antifungal agents (voriconazole and caspofungin) and intrap...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-03-01
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Series: | Journal of Infection and Public Health |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034117301296 |