Pulmonary aspergillosis in a child with hepatic failure.
Invasive aspergillosis is described more frequently as a complication of neoplastic disease and in immunocompromised patients. Hepatic failure is not a generally recognized risk for pulmonary aspergillosis. We report a 3-year-old boy who presented with hepatic failure and pneumonia and whose autopsy revealed liver cirrhosis and pulmonary aspergillosis.
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Julius Xavier
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Department of Child Health Unit III, Christian Medical College, Vellore-632 004, India.
Kumar
T Sathish
TS
Sanghi
Savitha
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Shah
Apurva
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Moses
Prabhakar D
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D000208:Acute Disease; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D001344:Autopsy; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018450:Disease Progression; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index