title: Case report. Successful outcome of invasive nasal sinus zygomycosis in a child with relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukaemia due to liposomal amphotericin B.
abstract: We report a case of life-threatening nasal sinus zygomycosis that developed during remission induction therapy for a relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. The patient was successfully treated with liposomal amphotericin B and granulocyte-colony stimulating factor followed by surgical reconstruction of the resultant cutaneous defect.
authors.forename: Y A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Wali
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: al Lamki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: al Kindi
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Taqi
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Soliman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zackaria
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: al Okbi
mesh_terms: D020095:Absidia; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000150:complications*; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; C068538:liposomal amphotericin B; D000666:Amphotericin B