Disseminated Aspergillosis due to Aspergillus niger in Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Report

Disseminated Aspergillosis due to Aspergillus niger in Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Report

Invasive aspergillosis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. Many cases of pulmonary, cutaneous, cerebral, and paranasal sinus aspergillosis in immunocompetent patient were defined in literature but disseminated aspergillosis is very rare. Here we present an immu...

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Main Authors: Ulku Ergene, Zeynep Akcali, Demircan Ozbalci, Nalan Nese, Sebnem Senol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/385190
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spelling doaj-10db536ece534b0583a995d2238840cc2020-11-24T23:55:12ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332013-01-01201310.1155/2013/385190385190Disseminated Aspergillosis due to Aspergillus niger in Immunocompetent Patient: A Case ReportUlku Ergene0Zeynep Akcali1Demircan Ozbalci2Nalan Nese3Sebnem Senol4Department of Hematology, Medical Faculty, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, TurkeyDepartment of İnternal Medicine, Medical Faculty, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, TurkeyDepartment of Hematology, Government Hospital of Mersin, Mersin, TurkeyDepartment of Pathology, Medical Faculty, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, TurkeyDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Medical Faculty, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, TurkeyInvasive aspergillosis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. Many cases of pulmonary, cutaneous, cerebral, and paranasal sinus aspergillosis in immunocompetent patient were defined in literature but disseminated aspergillosis is very rare. Here we present an immunocompetent case with extrapulmonary disseminated aspergillosis due to Aspergillus niger, totally recovered after effective antifungal treatment with voriconazole.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/385190
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Demircan Ozbalci
Nalan Nese
Sebnem Senol
Disseminated Aspergillosis due to Aspergillus niger in Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Report
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
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Zeynep Akcali
Demircan Ozbalci
Nalan Nese
Sebnem Senol
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title Disseminated Aspergillosis due to Aspergillus niger in Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Report
title_short Disseminated Aspergillosis due to Aspergillus niger in Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Report
title_full Disseminated Aspergillosis due to Aspergillus niger in Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Report
title_fullStr Disseminated Aspergillosis due to Aspergillus niger in Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Disseminated Aspergillosis due to Aspergillus niger in Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Report
title_sort disseminated aspergillosis due to aspergillus niger in immunocompetent patient: a case report
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series Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
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publishDate 2013-01-01
description Invasive aspergillosis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. Many cases of pulmonary, cutaneous, cerebral, and paranasal sinus aspergillosis in immunocompetent patient were defined in literature but disseminated aspergillosis is very rare. Here we present an immunocompetent case with extrapulmonary disseminated aspergillosis due to Aspergillus niger, totally recovered after effective antifungal treatment with voriconazole.
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