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Case Reports
. 1997 Feb;19(3):293-4.
doi: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1700629.

Esophageal aspergillosis after bone marrow transplant

J H Choi  1 , J H Yoo, I J Chung, D W Kim, C W Han, W S Shin, W S Min, C W Park, C C Kim, D J Kim
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Case Reports

Esophageal aspergillosis after bone marrow transplant

J H Choi et al. Bone Marrow Transplant. 1997 Feb.

Abstract

The prolonged immune suppression associated with bone marrow transplants predisposes to fungal infections including Aspergillus. Disseminated aspergillosis occurs in up to 60% of patients with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis; sites of involvement include the brain, gastrointestinal tract, kidney, liver, thyroid, heart, and spleen. There is only one report of isolated esophageal aspergillosis. A recent acute myelogenous leukemia patient had isolated esophageal aspergillosis after bone marrow transplantation which was successfully treated with amphotericin B.

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