Fatal invasive aspergillosis complicating severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria

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作者
Hocqueloux, L
Bruneel, F
Pages, CL
Vachon, F
机构
[1] Hop Bichat Claude Bernard, Clin Reanimat Malad Infect, F-75018 Paris, France
[2] Hop Bichat Claude Bernard, Serv Anat Pathol, F-75018 Paris, France
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10.1086/313814
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
We report the first 2 cases of fatal invasive aspergillosis complicating severe malaria. In 2 nonimmune European adults without underlying disease, death was directly ascribable to invasive aspergillosis. We believe that transient malaria-induced immunosuppression allowed massive growth and overwhelming dissemination of preexisting Aspergillus colonization.
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