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Case Report

Dramatic response to itraconazole in central nervous system aspergillosis complicating acute promyelocytic leukemia

Hong-Ling Peng From the Department of Hematology, Second Xiang-ya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, P. R. China
,
Yi-Fang Yi From the Department of Hematology, Second Xiang-ya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, P. R. China
,
Xiao-Hui Shen From the Department of Hematology, Second Xiang-ya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, P. R. China
,
Ya-Fei Yin From the Department of Hematology, Second Xiang-ya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, P. R. China
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Guang-Sen Zhang From the Department of Hematology, Second Xiang-ya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, P. R. ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 104-106 | Received 19 Aug 2014, Accepted 10 Sep 2014, Published online: 26 Nov 2014

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