Successful management of invasive aspergillosis with voriconazole and amphoteracin B therapy in a patient with acute mycloid leukemia (AML-M2)

Authors

Nauman Fazal Manzoor, Aga Khan University
Sidra Azim, Aga Khan University
Zehra Fadoo, Aga Khan University

Document Type

Article

Department

Paediatrics and Child Health

Abstract

An eleven-year-old boy presented with one month's history of fever and weight loss. He was diagnosed with Acute Mycloid Leukemia (AML-M2). During treatment he developed recurrent infections with neutropenia requiring prolonged antibiotics and subsequently developed invasive aspergillosis. He was treated with amphotericin B and Voriconazole. This case shows the efficacy and safety of combined antifungal therapy, including voriconazole, for invasive aspergillosis complicating AML.

Publication (Name of Journal)

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Recommended Citation

Manzoor, N., Azim, S., Fadoo, Z. (2010). Successful management of invasive aspergillosis with voriconazole and amphoteracin B therapy in a patient with acute mycloid leukemia (AML-M2). Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 60(11), 977-9.
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