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Long Time Survival after Reduced Chemotherapy in a 15-year-old Patient with AML and Candida Krusei Sepsis and Eye Involvement

B. Bernbeck, G. Janßen, S. Winterhalter, D. T. Schneider, R. Wessalowski · Klinische Pädiatrie · 2009 · Heft 06 · S. 384-385

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Klinische Pädiatrie
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B. Bernbeck, G. Janßen, S. Winterhalter, D. T. Schneider, R. Wessalowski
Ausgabe
Heft 06 / 2009
Jahrgang 221
Seiten
384-385
Erschienen: 2009-11-01 00:00:00
ISSN
0300-8630

Zusammenfassung

Abstract A 15-year-old boy with AML develops a fulminant candida krusei sepsis complicated by acute blindness due to enophthalmitis and subsequent bleeding during prolonged pancytopenia after induction therapy. Despite a low dose prophylaxis with oral nystatine and i. v. amphotericin B (ampho B) three times a week (0.8 mg/kg). Under an early intensified therapy with ampho B (1.5 mg/kg/d) combined with 5-flucytosin (160 mg/kg/d) the sepsis could be controlled and visual acuity slowly improved. A vitrectomy is due to the bleeding unavoidable. Despite a therapy delay of 4 weeks and omission of two cycles of the int…

Schlagworte

fungal infection candida crusei endophthalmitis children acute myeloid leukemia Pilzinfektion Kinder AML Klinische Pädiatrie