A Case of Disseminated Aspergillosis Presenting Solely as Multiple Cutaneous Lesions in an Acute Leukemia Patient.
- Author:
Jin Hee NO
1
;
Jin Sok YU
;
Eun Ok KIM
;
Hyun Ho CHOI
;
Si Hyun KIM
;
Jae Cheol KWON
;
Dong Gun LEE
;
Su Mi CHOI
;
Sun Hee PARK
;
Jung Hyun CHOI
;
Jin Hong YOO
;
Hee Je KIM
;
Woo Sung MIN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Cutaneous aspergillosis; Disseminated aspergillosis; Acute myeloid leukemia
- MeSH: Aspergillosis; Brain; Heart Valves; Hematologic Neoplasms; Humans; Immunosuppression; Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis; Kidney; Leukemia; Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute; Liver; Lung; Recurrence; Skin; Spleen; Thyroid Gland
- From:Infection and Chemotherapy 2010;42(4):244-248
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with hematological malignancies. While the development of new effective antifungals and advancement of diagnostic techniques have lead to improved outcomes, relapse of IA in patients with subsequent immunosuppression is emerging as a major issue. The primary IA site is the most common relapse site, but disseminated infection from the lung to multiple organs, including the brain, thyroid, liver, spleen, kidney, bone, heart valve, and skin, can often occur in patients with severe immunosuppression. Furthermore, relapsing or disseminated IA have very poor outcomes. We report a case of disseminated IA presenting as multiple cutaneous lesions without involvement of any other organs in an acute leukemia patient. The patient had suffered from prior invasive pulmonary aspergillosis, which was treated successfully. The multiple skin lesions were fully resolved after antifungal therapy for 6 weeks.
