Nasal-alar Invasive Cutaneous Aspergillosis in a Patient with Anaplastic Astrocytoma: A Case Report

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Journal Clin Case Rep

Date 2021 May 3

PMID 33936682

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Authors

Adham A Aljariri

Ahmed Shaikh

Abdulqadir J Nashwan

Mahir A Petkar

Shanmugam Ganesan

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Abstract

Invasive aspergillosis is commonly encountered in immunosuppressed patients either primarily through direct inoculation or secondary from blood dissemination. This report describes a case of 53 years old immunocompromised female patient who was diagnosed with frontotemporal anaplastic astrocytoma and developed nasal skin lesion turned to be invasive cutaneous aspergillosis.

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