Case Reports. Secondary prophylaxis with liposomal amphotericin B after invasive aspergillosis following treatment for haematological malignancy
- 1 July 2001
- Vol. 44 (5) , 201-203
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1439-0507.2001.00644.x
Abstract
Summary. We report our recent experience with two cases of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in patients who were both undergoing chemotherapy, one for acute myeloid leukaemia and the other for primary amyloidosis. Both patients had bad prognostic factors and were in very poor clinical condition, but both recovered from infection after a prolonged therapy with liposomal amphotericin B (AmBisome®) without signs of toxicity.Keywords
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