Nasal-alar invasive cutaneous aspergillosis in a patient with anaplastic astrocytoma: A case report

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Mar 8;9(4):2295-2299. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4018. eCollection 2021 Apr.

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.

Keywords: Aspergillus; ala; anaplastic astrocytoma; invasive cutaneous aspergillosis.

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