Recognition and management of invasive pharyngeal candidiasis in acute leukemia.
Invasive fungal infection is a potentially fatal complication in severely neutropenic patients with acute leukemia. Two cases are presented to demonstrate specific clinical signs and symptoms that should alert the clinician to the possibility of aggressive invasive candidiasis of the oropharynx.
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Westmead Hospital Dental Clinical School, New South Wales, Australia.
D000328:Adult; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002180:Candidiasis, Oral / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications*; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000175:diagnosis; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000150:complications*; D014456:Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis