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Case Report

INVASIVE ASPERGILLOSIS OF THE SMALL BOWEL IN AN INFANT WITH ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA AND INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION

, MB, ChB, MRCPCH, , MA, BM, BCh, DPhil, FRCPath, , MB, ChB, FRCPath, , MB, ChB, FRCS, FRCS(Paeds) & , MB, ChB, PhD, FRCPCH
Pages 84-91 | Received 08 Oct 2008, Accepted 30 Oct 2008, Published online: 09 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

Acute myeloid leukemia was diagnosed in an infant with fever and pancytopenia. Intestinal obstruction was present at diagnosis and laparotomy performed after failure of conservative management demonstrated leukemic infiltration of the resected terminal ileum. Fever and intestinal obstruction persisted, necessitating a second ileal resection, which revealed invasive aspergillosis. Subsequent retrospective analysis identified occasional fungal hyphae in the initial resection specimen. With the combination of intensive chemotherapy and aggressive prolonged antifungal therapy the child survived. Invasive aspergillosis may unusually present at nonpulmonary sites at initial presentation of acute leukemia. Microbiological or histological diagnosis is needed to guide aggressive appropriate management.

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