Isolated cutaneous aspergillosis in an acute lymphoblastic leukemia patient after allogeneic stem cell transplantation

Ozlem Guzel Tunccan; Sahika Zeynep Aki; Nalan Akyurek; Gulsan Sucak; Esin Senol

doi:10.3855/jidc.1466

Isolated cutaneous aspergillosis in an acute lymphoblastic leukemia patient after allogeneic stem cell transplantation

Authors

Ozlem Guzel Tunccan Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University Ankara, Turkey
Sahika Zeynep Aki Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University Ankara, Turkey
Nalan Akyurek Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University Ankara, Turkey
Gulsan Sucak Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University Ankara, Turkey
Esin Senol Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University Ankara, Turkey

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https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.1466

Keywords:

haematopoietic stem cell transplantation, graft versus host disease, mesenchymal stem cells, cutaneous aspergillosis

Abstract

Cutaneous aspergillosis is very rare and occurs predominantly in immunocompromised patients including transplant recipients. We report a 26-year-old male with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who developed cutaneous aspergillosis after undergoing combined immunosuppressive treatment including corticosteroid, cyclosporine A, mychophenolate mofetil and mesenchymal stem cells for steroid refractory skin acute graft versus host disease after myeloablative haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The patient was treated with oral voriconazole therapy and recovered partially.

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2011-03-04

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Tunccan OG, Aki SZ, Akyurek N, Sucak G, Senol E (2011) Isolated cutaneous aspergillosis in an acute lymphoblastic leukemia patient after allogeneic stem cell transplantation. J Infect Dev Ctries 5:406–409. doi: 10.3855/jidc.1466

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Vol. 5 No. 05: May 2011

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Case Reports

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