title: Invasive Aspergillus flavus sinusitis: case report in a patient with biphenotypic acute leukemia.
abstract: Here we report a case of invasive pansinusitis with proptosis of the right eye caused by Aspergillus flavus in an immunocompromised patient with acute biphenotypic leukemia without aggressive therapy response.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Melissa Orzechowski
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Xavier
authors.forename: Flávio de Mattos
authors.initials: Fde M
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Valdir de
authors.initials: Vd
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Prolla
authors.forename: Luiz Carlos
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Severo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D001231:Aspergillus flavus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D015456:Leukemia, Biphenotypic, Acute / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*