Bowel infarction as the initial manifestation of disseminated aspergillosis.

Cohen, R; Heffner, J E · Chest · 1992

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Disseminated aspergillosis in the immunocompromised patient most commonly presents with clinically apparent pulmonary involvement and roentgenographic infiltrates. We report a patient with acute myelogenous leukemia who developed bowel infarction due to gastrointestinal invasion of Aspergillus fumigatus as the initial manifestation of widespread fungal disease.

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