Prolonged pyrexia in a diabetic due to systemic aspergillosis.
Immuno-compromised patients are susceptible to a variety of opportunistic infections. Systemic aspergillosis is one such common infection in neutropenic subjects. A case of primary cutaneous aspergillosis with fungimia in a diabetic is reported.
Nagarkar
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Department of Medicine and Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110029, India.
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D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D016469:Fungemia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis