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- Title
Voriconazole–micafungin combination therapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
- Authors
Okamoto, Takaaki; Koh, Katsuyoshi; Takita, Junko; Furuya, Ayaka; Kato, Motohiro; Ida, Kohmei
- Abstract
The article presents a case study of a 22-month old boy admitted due to facial ecchymosis and unresponsiveness to high dose of globulin therapy. Fungal infection was suspected due to persistent fever and Candida tropicalis was found during blood culture. Laboratory examination results indicated acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) where voriconazole micafungin for mycosis was administetered.
- Subjects
CASE studies; LYMPHOBLASTIC leukemia in children; FACIAL abnormalities; GLOBULINS; CANDIDA tropicalis; LEUKEMIA treatment
- Publication
Pediatrics International, 2010, Vol 52, Issue 1, p137
- ISSN
1328-8067
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1111/j.1442-200X.2009.02947.x