Hepatic candidiasis: persistent pyrexia in a patient with acute myeloid leukaemia after recovery from consolidation therapy-induced neutropenia.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Fever, a frequent manifestation in acute leukaemia patients who develop treatment-induced neutropenia, usually resolves when the neutrophil count returns to normal irrespective of whether an infective agent is isolated or not. A persistent pyrexia following neutrophil recovery and associated with multiple negative microbiological cultures should signal a careful search for a deep-seated fungal infection in any leukaemic patient who is complete remission. We report here a 39-year-old Chinese man with acute myeloid leukaemia in first complete remission whose unresolved fever after recovery from consolidation therapy-induced neutropenia was ultimately confirmed to be caused by focal hepatic candidal microabscesses by an open liver biopsy.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Ong, ST; Kueh, YK
Published Date
- March 1, 1993
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 22 / 2
Start / End Page
- 257 - 260
PubMed ID
- 8363344
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0304-4602
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- Singapore