Hepatic Lesions of Chronic Disseminated Systemic Candidiasis in Leukemia Patients May Become Visible During Neutropenia: Value of Serial Ultrasound Examinations
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Hepatic lesions of chronic disseminated candidiasis may become invisible during neutropenia.
We describe the phenomenon of waning of focal hepatic and/or splenic lesions on abdominal computed tomographic (CT) scan during neutropenia in patients with chronic disseminated candidiasis. After observation of the phenomenon in one patient, a total of five cases were prospectively monitored with serial CT scans. After the diagnosis of disseminated candidiasis, hepatic lesions decreased in siz...
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عنوان ژورنال: Blood
سال: 1998
ISSN: 1528-0020,0006-4971
DOI: 10.1182/blood.v91.8.3087.3087_3087_3089