Simultaneous primary invasive cutaneous aspergillosis in two preterm twins: case report and review of the literature.

Date publication

août 2017

Journal

BMC infectious diseases

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr HERBRECHT Raoul

Tous les auteurs :
Gallais F, Denis J, Koobar O, Dillenseger L, Astruc D, Herbrecht R, Candolfi E, Letscher-Bru V, Sabou M

Lien Pubmed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28768499

Résumé

Primary invasive cutaneous aspergillosis is a rare fungal infection that occurs mostly in immunocompromised patients. Newborns of very low birth weight present a high risk for this type of infection due to an immaturity of the cutaneous barrier and of the immune system.

Mots clés

A. fumigatus, Aspergillus, Invasive aspergillosis, Newborn, Premature, Preterm, Primary cutaneous aspergillosis

Référence

BMC Infect. Dis.. 2017 Aug;17(1):535