title: Chronic systemic aspergillosis in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia.
abstract: Systemic aspergillosis is a well-recognized complication of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia. In this report a patient with acute myeloid leukemia is described in whom a chronic aspergillosis with systemic involvement developed after recovery from neutropenia following intensive chemotherapy and allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. The clinical features of a chronic course of systemic aspergillosis suggest a distinct clinical entity comparable to chronic systemic candidiasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology and Oncology, Georg-August-University, Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kern
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Braess
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bertz
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pott
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schleyer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Finke
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rüchel
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hiddemann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000209:etiology*; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000628:therapy*; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications*