A case of isolated renal aspergillosis in a patient with acute myelocytic leukemia.
- Author:
Woo Baek CHUNG
1
;
Dong Gun LEE
;
Young Ki CHOI
;
Sun Hee PARK
;
Su Mi CHOI
;
Hee Je KIM
;
Wan Shik SHIN
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. fire@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Aspergillosis;
Leukemia;
Myelocytic;
Acute
- MeSH:
Amphotericin B;
Aspergillosis*;
Aspergillus;
Drug Therapy;
Hematuria;
Humans;
Immunocompromised Host;
Itraconazole;
Leukemia;
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute*;
Nephrectomy
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2004;67(Suppl 3):S845-S849
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Aspergillus species are primarily pulmonary pathogens but can involve extra-pulmonary organs by angioinvasive properties. Isolated renal aspergillosis is extremely rare even among the immunocompromised patients. Recently, we experienced a case of isolated renal aspergillosis presenting gross hematuria and renal mass-like lesion in a patient with acute myelocytic leukemia, who was treated with systemic amphotericin B and oral itraconazole after nephrectomy. To our knowledge, this is the first report of isolated renal aspergillosis in a patient with acute leukemia receiving chemotherapy. Here, we report this case with a review of literature.
