Abstract
Aspergillus species have angioinvasive properties and can involve extrapulmonary organs by hematogenous spread from the lungs. However, renal involvement by Aspergillus is uncommon and is usually associated with the formation of abscesses. We report an unusual case of invasive renal aspergillosis presenting with extensive renal infarction in a 5-year-old girl with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. This case emphasizes the fact that renal aspergillosis initially presents with only renal infarction, and metastatic-embolism by invasive aspergillosis should be considered in differential diagnosis for any focal lesion of kidney in a patient with leukemia.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | e296-e298 |
| Journal | Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2014 |
Keywords
- acute leukemia
- aspergillosis
- infarction
- kidney