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Invasive mucormycosis in children with cancer: A retrospective study from the Infection Working Group of Italian Pediatric Hematology Oncology Association.

Paola MuggeoElisabetta CaloreNunzia DecembrinoStefano FrenosFrancesco De LeonardisAntonella ColombiniFara PetruzzielloKatia PerruccioMassimo BergerRoberta BurnelliGiulio A ZanazzoNicola SantoroSimone Cesaro
Published in: Mycoses (2018)
Mucormycosis involved mainly the sinu-orbital site and affected children >10 years. Despite aggressive treatment with high-dose L-AmB and timely surgical debridement, the mortality rate remains still high.
Keyphrases
  • high dose
  • young adults
  • papillary thyroid
  • palliative care
  • risk factors
  • type diabetes
  • childhood cancer
  • cardiovascular disease
  • stem cell transplantation
  • lymph node metastasis