Fungal mastoiditis in the immunocompromised host.
An immunocompromised patient is subject to unusual, severe opportunistic infections. We report a case of Aspergillus fumigatus mastoiditis in a patient with leukemia who also had cryptococcal meningitis. A fatal outcome ensued, despite extensive surgical and antimicrobial intervention.
Stanley
R J
RJ
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905.
McCaffrey
T V
TV
Weiland
L H
LH
D000368:Aged; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D008297:Male; D008417:Mastoiditis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000188:drug therapy
D000935:Antifungal Agents