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ArticleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Cerebral Infectious Opportunistic Lesions in a Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia: The Challenge of Diagnosis and Clinical Management.

Gabriele Cavazza, Cristina Motto, Caroline Regna-Gladin, Giovanna Travi, Elisa Di Gennaro, Francesco Peracchi, Bianca Monti, Nicolò Corti, Rosa Greco, Periana Minga and 14 more

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Article in Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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24 authors.

Gabriele CavazzaDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Milan Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0009-0007-9373-0705
Cristina MottoNeurology and Stroke Unit, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, 20162 Milan, Italy.
Caroline Regna-GladinNeuroradiology Unit, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, 20162 Milan, Italy.
Giovanna TraviInfectious Diseases Unit, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, 20162 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4206-0066
Elisa Di GennaroDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Milan Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy.
Francesco PeracchiDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Milan Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3538-3796
Bianca MontiDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Milan Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy.
Nicolò CortiDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Milan Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy.
Rosa GrecoDepartment of Haematology, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, 20162 Milan, Italy.
Periana MingaDepartment of Haematology, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, 20162 Milan, Italy.
Marta RivaDepartment of Haematology, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, 20162 Milan, Italy.
Sara RimoldiMicrobiology Unit, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, 20157 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1935-8750
Marta VecchiInfectious Diseases Unit, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, 20162 Milan, Italy.
Carlotta RogatiInfectious Diseases Unit, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, 20162 Milan, Italy.
Davide MottaInfectious Diseases Unit, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, 20162 Milan, Italy.
Annamaria PazziInfectious Diseases Unit, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, 20162 Milan, Italy.
Chiara VismaraClinical Microbiology Unit, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, 20162 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0009-0005-9538-088X
Laura BandieraPathology Unit, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, 20162 Milan, Italy.
Fulvio CrippaInfectious Diseases Unit, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, 20162 Milan, Italy.
Valentina ManciniDepartment of Haematology, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, 20162 Milan, Italy.
Maria SessaNeurology and Stroke Unit, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, 20162 Milan, Italy.
Chiara OltoliniInfectious Diseases Unit, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, 20162 Milan, Italy.
Roberto CairoliDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Milan Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6372-2623
Massimo PuotiDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Milan Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Central nervous system (CNS) lesions, especially invasive fungal diseases (IFDs), in immunocompromised patients pose a great challenge in diagnosis and treatment. We report the case of a 48-year-old man with acute myeloid leukaemia and probable pulmonary aspergillosis, who developed hyposthenia of the left upper limb, after achieving leukaemia remission and while on voriconazole. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed oedematous CNS lesions with a haemorrhagic component in the right hemisphere with lepto-meningitis. After 2 weeks of antibiotics and amphotericin-B, brain biopsy revealed chronic inflammation with abscess and necrosis, while cultures were negative. Clinical recovery was attained, he was discharged on isavuconazole and allogeneic transplant was postponed, introducing azacitidine as a maintenance therapy. After initial improvement, MRI worsened; brain biopsy was repeated, showing similar histology; and 16S metagenomics sequencing analysis was positive (

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acute myeloid leukaemiabreakthrough central nervous system infectioncerebral abscessesinvasive fungal diseases

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PMID38786116
PMCPMC11117374

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