Aspergillus fumigatus Empyema, Arthritis, and Calcaneal Osteomyelitis in a Lung Transplant Patient Successfully Treated with Posaconazole
AUTOR(ES)
Lodge, Barbara Alexander
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
A 64-year-old male with Aspergillus fumigatus infection that had disseminated from the lung to the ankle and adjacent bone was treated successfully with posaconazole after therapy with itraconazole and amphotericin B lipid complex failed. Marked clinical improvement occurred within 6 weeks of initiation of posaconazole therapy; after 6 months, infection had resolved at all sites. The patient has had no recurrence of infection.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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