Disseminated Infection During Induction Chemotherapy in a Girl with High-Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Invasive fungal infections in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia have been a major cause of mortality. Recent reports have described increasing incidence of invasive non-Aspergillus mold infections in patients with hematological malignancies. It is always challenging to treat invasive fungal infection and underlying hematological malignancies successfully. Here we report a girl with high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia who developed disseminated Cunninghamella bertholletiae infection during induction chemotherapy.
Source: Pediatrics and Neonatology - Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Tags: Case report Source Type: research