Abstract

Fungal infections are serious and important cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. Angioinvasive aspergillosis causing mycotic aneurysm of major blood vessels is very rare and only a few cases are reported in literature. We hereby report one case of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia presenting with this fatal complication.

Details

Title
Giant intrathoracic mycotic aneurysm of left subclavian artery
Author
Bansal, R; Gupta, Prerna; Sharma, Lalit
Pages
83-85
Publication year
2010
Publication date
Sep 2010
Publisher
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd.
ISSN
09715851
e-ISSN
09752129
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
866634199
Copyright
Copyright Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd Sep 2010