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11698990

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-11-16
pubmed:abstractText
An 8-year retrospective analysis of invasive Aspergillus stomatitis in neutropenic patients with acute leukemia was performed to characterize the epidemiology and clinical features of the infection. Twelve cases of invasive Aspergillus stomatitis were identified with both clinicohistological and microbiological evidence, and the majority of cases were caused by Aspergillus flavus (10 [83%] of 12 patients). The infection was strongly suspected when a neutropenic patient developed persistent fever without a known source, symptoms of gingival pain and facial swelling, and a solitary ulcerating lesion of mucogingiva covered with a gray necrotic pseudomembrane. Aspergillus stomatitis was diagnosed a median 23 days after admission. In all 12 patients, the diagnosis was made during the period of neutropenia. Ten patients (83%) were treated with amphotericin B and surgery and survived with recovery of neutrophils. Two patients died, and disseminated aspergillosis was identified in 1 patient.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1537-6591
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
33
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1975-80
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Invasive Aspergillus stomatitis in patients with acute leukemia: report of 12 cases.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Oral Surgery, Hiroshima Red-Cross Atomic Bomb Survivors Hospital, Hiroshima 730-0052, Japan. myoken@do5.enjoy.ne.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article