Successful treatment of pulmonary aspergillosis due to Aspergillus fumigatus in a child affected by systemic lupus erythematosus: A case report from Northeastern Iran.

ABSTRACT: A6-year-old girl affected to systemic lupus erythematosus with symptoms of fever, weakness, and lethargy, cough, chest pain, and abnormalchest x-ray. The isolated Aspergillus fumigatus was identified using partial calmodulin gene sequencing. Gradual improvement was observed onday 19 of treatment with amphotericinB (50 mg /day).

SUBMITTER: Kashefi E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8142405 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature