A 47-year-old man with acute lymphocytic leukemia was admitted in intensive care unit (ICU) because of respiratory failure. He had febrile neutropenia and probable invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IA). Amphotericin B renal toxicity and clinical deterioration prompted a shift to caspofungin and resulted in a successful response.

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