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Mucormycosis Rhinosinusitis at Diagnosis of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Diagnostics and Management Challenges in a Low-Middle-income Country.

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Mandegari, E; Fu, L; Arambú, C; Montoya, S; Peña, A; Johnson, KM; Perfect, JR; Caniza, MA
Published in: J Pediatr Hematol Oncol
April 2015

We present the case of an adolescent with mucor rhinosinusitis diagnosed concomitantly with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at a hospital in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. We also discuss the challenges faced in the dual management of hematologic malignancies and invasive fungal disease in a low-middle-income country, such as access to diagnostics, immunosuppressants, imaging, and antifungals. Despite these shortcomings, the patient was successfully treated for both the diseases. Low-middle-income country hospitals can effectively treat invasive fungal diseases by providing adequate diagnostic and support services, which can improve the outcomes of pediatric cancer patients.

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Published In

J Pediatr Hematol Oncol

DOI

EISSN

1536-3678

Publication Date

April 2015

Volume

37

Issue

3

Start / End Page

e173 / e177

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Sinusitis
  • Rhinitis
  • Prognosis
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Mucormycosis
  • Male
  • Immunocompromised Host
  • Humans
  • Health Services Accessibility
 

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Mandegari, E., Fu, L., Arambú, C., Montoya, S., Peña, A., Johnson, K. M., … Caniza, M. A. (2015). Mucormycosis Rhinosinusitis at Diagnosis of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Diagnostics and Management Challenges in a Low-Middle-income Country. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol, 37(3), e173–e177. https://doi.org/10.1097/MPH.0000000000000198
Mandegari, Elham, Ligia Fu, Carolina Arambú, Sandra Montoya, Armando Peña, Kyle M. Johnson, John R. Perfect, and Miguela A. Caniza. “Mucormycosis Rhinosinusitis at Diagnosis of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Diagnostics and Management Challenges in a Low-Middle-income Country.J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 37, no. 3 (April 2015): e173–77. https://doi.org/10.1097/MPH.0000000000000198.
Mandegari E, Fu L, Arambú C, Montoya S, Peña A, Johnson KM, et al. Mucormycosis Rhinosinusitis at Diagnosis of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Diagnostics and Management Challenges in a Low-Middle-income Country. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2015 Apr;37(3):e173–7.
Mandegari, Elham, et al. “Mucormycosis Rhinosinusitis at Diagnosis of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Diagnostics and Management Challenges in a Low-Middle-income Country.J Pediatr Hematol Oncol, vol. 37, no. 3, Apr. 2015, pp. e173–77. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/MPH.0000000000000198.
Mandegari E, Fu L, Arambú C, Montoya S, Peña A, Johnson KM, Perfect JR, Caniza MA. Mucormycosis Rhinosinusitis at Diagnosis of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Diagnostics and Management Challenges in a Low-Middle-income Country. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2015 Apr;37(3):e173–e177.

Published In

J Pediatr Hematol Oncol

DOI

EISSN

1536-3678

Publication Date

April 2015

Volume

37

Issue

3

Start / End Page

e173 / e177

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Sinusitis
  • Rhinitis
  • Prognosis
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Mucormycosis
  • Male
  • Immunocompromised Host
  • Humans
  • Health Services Accessibility