Special Issue “Aspergillus fumigatus: From Diagnosis to Therapy”
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چکیده
Aspergillus fumigatus is an enigmatic pathogen.
منابع مشابه
Pneumothorax and Acute Kidney Injury in the Early Phase of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Induction Therapy due to Aspergillus Fumigatus and Pneumocystis Jirovecii Co-Infection: A Case Report
Leukemia is the most common malignancy in children which leads to immunosuppression and predisposes patients to opportunistic infections. We report a 12-year-old girl with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) who developed simultaneous infection with pneumocystis Jirovecii pneumonia and aspergillosis in the induction phase of chemotherapy. The patient developed pulmonary cavitation and pneumothor...
متن کاملAspergillus Fumigatus Endocarditis after Total Correction of Tetralogy of Fallot
There are few studies about post-cardiac surgery fungal infections especially by Aspergillus fumigatus. In this paper we report a case of Aspergillus fumigatus endocarditis after tetralogy of Fallot total correction (TFTC), and permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation. A five-year-old female patient with current history of total correction of tetralogy of fallot was admitted in Rajaie Ca...
متن کاملAspergillus fumigatus Endophthalmitis with Necrotizing Scleritis following Pars Plana Vitrectomy
We present a case of Aspergillus fumigatus endophthalmitis complicated by necrotizing scleritis in a 68-year-old man with diet-controlled diabetes, after retinal detachment repair. He was initially treated with systemic steroids for surgically induced necrotizing scleritis following routine pars plana vitrectomy. An additional diagnosis of endophthalmitis was made when the patient developed a h...
متن کاملRenal abscess due to Aspergillus fumigatus as the only sign of disseminated aspergillosis in a patient with AIDS.
BACKGROUND Aspergillus fumigatus can cause a wide variety of clinical syndromes, especially in the three largest immunocompromised groups, such as HIV-infected patients. Primary renal aspergillosis is an extremely rare entity. AIMS We report an unusual case of renal abscess due to Aspergillus fumigatus in a patient with AIDS. METHODS We review clinical and laboratory records, and provide fo...
متن کاملDecolorization of Distillery Wastewater by UV irradiated spores of Aspergillus fumigatus
An efficient microbial technique for decolorizing distillery wastewater was achieved using irradiated spores of Aspergillus fumigatus. The fungus was isolated from soil samples taken from the local distillery processing unit. By using the irradiated spores, wastewater decolorization increased by 14.3% as compared to that of the control treatment (68.8% vs. 54.5%). In the presence of sodium nitr...
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دوره 2 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2016