Case Report of a Child after Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation with Acute Aspergillus Tracheobronchitis as a Cause for Respiratory Failure

• Main Authors: Stefanie Gauguet (Author), Kate Madden (Author), Jennifer Wu (Author), Christine Duncan (Author), Gi Soo Lee (Author), Tonya Miller (Author), William C. Klingensmith (Author), Sandra K. Burchett (Author), Meredith van der Velden (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Rapid respiratory failure due to invasive mycosis of the airways is an uncommon presentation of Aspergillus infection, even in immunocompromised patients, and very few pediatric cases have been reported. Patients with Aspergillus tracheobronchitis present with nonspecific symptoms, and radiologic st...