Isolated central nervous system Aspergillosis infection in a chronic lymphocytic leukemia patient on Ibrutinib: A case report

Isolated central nervous system Aspergillosis infection in a chronic lymphocytic leukemia patient on Ibrutinib: A case report

Abstract Background In patients at high risk of opportunistic infections who present with isolated. neurological symptoms, it is lifesaving to consider Central Nervous System Aspergillosis (CNS-A). Ibrutinib use in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) has previously been associated with CNS-A. We prov...

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Main Authors: Thuy-Hong Le, Vikas Kumar, Khubaib Gondal, Martin Barnes, Haseeb Siddique, Barjinder Buttar, Alan Kaell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Aspergillosis
Ibrutinib
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Aspergillus
Case report
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-4894-2

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