Cryptococcal osteomyelitis in an adolescent survivor of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
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Oh, D-Y; Madhusoodhan, PP; Springer, DJ; Inglima, K; Chaudhri, AA; Heitman, J; Raetz, EA; Khaitan, A; Rigaud, M
Published in: Pediatr Infect Dis J
June 2015
Cryptococcosis is infrequent in children, and isolated cryptococcal osteomyelitis is rarely encountered. Here, we describe a 14-year-old patient in remission from T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia with osteomyelitis because of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii. The patient was effectively treated with antifungal therapy.
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Pediatr Infect Dis J
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EISSN
1532-0987
Publication Date
June 2015
Volume
34
Issue
6
Start / End Page
662 / 666
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Treatment Outcome
- Survivors
- Precursor T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
- Pediatrics
- Osteomyelitis
- Male
- Humans
- Cryptococcus neoformans
- Cryptococcosis
- Antifungal Agents
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Oh, D.-Y., Madhusoodhan, P. P., Springer, D. J., Inglima, K., Chaudhri, A. A., Heitman, J., … Rigaud, M. (2015). Cryptococcal osteomyelitis in an adolescent survivor of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Pediatr Infect Dis J, 34(6), 662–666. https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000000687
Oh, Djin-Ye, P Pallavi Madhusoodhan, Deborah J. Springer, Kenneth Inglima, Ali A. Chaudhri, Joseph Heitman, Elizabeth A. Raetz, Alka Khaitan, and Mona Rigaud. “Cryptococcal osteomyelitis in an adolescent survivor of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.” Pediatr Infect Dis J 34, no. 6 (June 2015): 662–66. https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000000687.
Oh D-Y, Madhusoodhan PP, Springer DJ, Inglima K, Chaudhri AA, Heitman J, et al. Cryptococcal osteomyelitis in an adolescent survivor of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2015 Jun;34(6):662–6.
Oh, Djin-Ye, et al. “Cryptococcal osteomyelitis in an adolescent survivor of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.” Pediatr Infect Dis J, vol. 34, no. 6, June 2015, pp. 662–66. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/INF.0000000000000687.
Oh D-Y, Madhusoodhan PP, Springer DJ, Inglima K, Chaudhri AA, Heitman J, Raetz EA, Khaitan A, Rigaud M. Cryptococcal osteomyelitis in an adolescent survivor of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2015 Jun;34(6):662–666.
Published In
Pediatr Infect Dis J
DOI
EISSN
1532-0987
Publication Date
June 2015
Volume
34
Issue
6
Start / End Page
662 / 666
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Treatment Outcome
- Survivors
- Precursor T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
- Pediatrics
- Osteomyelitis
- Male
- Humans
- Cryptococcus neoformans
- Cryptococcosis
- Antifungal Agents