DISSEMINATED ASPERGILLOSIS WITH SIGNIFICANT SKIN INVOLVEMENT
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Invasive Aspergillosis with Disseminated Skin Involvement in a Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Rare Case
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis is most commonly seen in immunocompromised patients. Besides, skin lesions may also develop due to invasive aspergillosis in those patients. A 49-year-old male patient was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. The patient developed bullous and zosteriform lesions on the skin after the 21st day of hospitalization. The skin biopsy showed hyphae. Disseminated skin...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Anales de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas (Asunción)
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1816-8949
DOI: 10.18004/anales/2016.049(02)87-096