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Med Int Mex 2006; 22 (5)

Invasive aspergillosis: opportunistic infection in an immunocompromised patient: a report of a case and literature review

Arcos ZM, Pérez SLM, Halabe CJ

Language: Spanish
References: 11
Page: 469-474
PDF size: 208.16 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Invasive aspergillosis is considered an infectious catastrophe generally occurring in the context of some disease with compromise of cell immunity, because an intracellular microorganism causes it. The most associated risk factors are HIV infection in advanced AIDS, patients with severe neutropenia, chronic use of wide spectrum antibiotics, steroids or chemotherapy, transplanted patients, with macrophage dysfunction and acquired or congenital immunodeficiencies. It is presented the case of a patient with invasive aspergillosis.


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