Fungal brain abscesses in leukemia.
Invasive fungal infections remain a life threatening complication in children with hematological malignancies. The brain represents a common site of hematogenously disseminated infections from an extracranial focus. We report our experience in the diagnosis, radiological aspects and therapeutic approach of fungal brain abscesses in 2 children receiving chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
Athanassiadou
Fani
F
2nd Pediatric Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece. atragian@hotmail.com
Tragiannidis
Athanassios
A
Papageorgiou
Theodotis
T
Velegraki
Aristea
A
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D016919:Meningitis, Cryptococcal / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D020953:Neuroaspergillosis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents