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Query: UMLS:C0021843 (
bowel obstruction
)
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document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Locally invasive aspergillosis of the bowel and peritoneal cavity is a rare complication of immunosuppression, broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy, and corticosteroid administration. We present the case of a 9-year-old boy with acute lymphocytic leukemia who presented with a small
bowel obstruction
. Surgical treatment of the aspergillosis required multiple aggressive resections of all involved bowel segments. Parenteral nutrition and intravenous
Amphotericin B
and 5-Fluorocytosine therapy were also instituted. Achievement of a hematologic remission is another prerequisite for cure.
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PMID:Locally invasive aspergillosis of the bowel. 146 94
