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| Year : 2015 | Volume
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A case with acute myeloid leukemia and hepatosplenic Candida parapsilosis
Habip Gedik1, Osman Yokus2
1 Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ministry of Health Bakirkoy Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
2 Department of Hematology, Ministry of Health Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Correspondence Address:
Habip Gedik
S.B. Bakırköy Sadi Konuk Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Bakırköy, İstanbul
Turkey
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DOI: 10.4103/1658-5127.171984
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Hepatosplenic candidiasis (HSC) is a disseminated invasive fungal infection that develops commonly in patients with acute leukemia. The main symptom of HSC is a persistent fever in patients who have recovered from prolonged neutropenia subsequent to recent chemotherapy. Herein, a case is presented of a 32-year-old man who was followed up at hematology ward due to acute myeloid leukemia and febrile neutropenia related to cytarabine (ara-C) and daunorubicin chemotherapy. HSC was diagnosed and confirmed by ultrasonography, the culture of blood, and biopsy specimen. |
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