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Jochen J Frietsch1, Nils Winkelmann1, Friederike Hunstig1

  • 1Klinik für Innere Medizin II, Hämatologie und internistische Onkologie, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena, Germany.

Case Reports in Oncology
|February 23, 2019
PubMed

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This case study highlights a rare skin infection in a patient with very severe aplastic anemia (vSAA). Prompt diagnosis and treatment of the soft tissue phlegmon were crucial for successful recovery post-stem cell transplantation (SCT).

Area of Science:

  • Hematology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Dermatology

Background:

  • Immunocompromised patients face high mortality risks from infections like invasive aspergillosis or Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (SM).
  • Very severe aplastic anemia (vSAA) requires intensive treatment, including allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT), which further increases infection susceptibility.
Keywords:
Aspergillus flavusHematopoietic stem cell transplantationMesh graftPhlegmonVery severe aplastic anemia

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