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- Invasive fungal infections can be severe complications for patients undergoing chemotherapy, especially those with a weakened immune system like neutropenia.
- Some fungal species, while uncommon, can lead to serious infections in immunosuppressed individuals.
- The case discussed involves a patient with acute myeloid leukemia who suffered a fatal outcome due to an invasive pulmonary fungal infection.
Article Abstract
Invasive fungal infection is a life-threatening complication of chemotherapy and neutropaenia in the haematology population. species rarely cause human disease but have been reported to cause invasive infection in the immunosuppressed. We present a case of invasive pulmonary infection with fatal outcome in a neutropaenic patient with acute myeloid leukaemia. 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11255095 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2024.100656 | DOI Listing |
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