title: Successful management of pulmonary hemorrhage and aspergillosis in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia (AML-M3).
abstract: A 35-year-old man presented with a one month history of gingival bleeding. He was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML-M3). During treatment he developed alveolar hemorrhage for which he was treated with a steroid. After the steroid treatment he developed a nodule, a cavitary lesion and atelectasia in the left lung. He was treated with voriconazole. After therapy with voriconazole his lesion significantly decreased. This case illustrates the efficacy and safety of antifungal therapy with voriconazole for aspergillosis complicated by AML.
authors.affiliation: Yuzuncu Yil University Medical Faculty, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hulya
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gunbatar
authors.affiliation: Yuzuncu Yil University Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Haematology, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cengiz
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.affiliation: Yuzuncu Yil University Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Haematology, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erdal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kara
authors.affiliation: Yuzuncu Yil University Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Haematology, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ramazan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Esen
authors.affiliation: Yuzuncu Yil University Medical Faculty, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bunyamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sertogullarindan
authors.affiliation: Yuzuncu Yil University Medical Faculty, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Turkey.
authors.forename: Selvi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Asker
keywords: Acute myeloid leukemia; Immunosuppression; Invasive aspergillosis; Pulmonary hemorrhage; Variconazole