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Rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis in a pediatric cancer patient
Couto, Maria Eduarda; Oliva, Tereza; Alberto, Pedro; Lebre, Ana; Pinto, Armando; Maia Ferreira, AnaAim: Mucormycosis infections are highly lethal in immunosuppressed patients. The authors present a rare case of successful treatment of the condition. Case description: A 14-year-old male with acute lymphoblastic lymphoma in remission was diagnosed with pansinusitis, cerebral osteomyelitis, and encephalitis with an abscess caused by Rhizopus sp. Neurosurgical drainage, endoscopic sinus surgery, and left eye enu...
Aggressive Neuroblastoma in a Pediatric Patient with Severe Hemophilia A
Costa, Lídia; Couto, Maria Eduarda; Moutinho, Juliana; Ferreira, Ana Maia; Costa, Emilia; Roncon, Susana; Santos, Luisa Lopes; Cruz, EugéniaDespite the extensive information regarding hemophilia's hemorrhagic complications, the literature on cancer in hemophilia is scarce, especially in pediatric patients. Many uncertainties remain concerning diagnosis and workup. We report a rare case of two severe diseases (neuroblastoma and hemophilia A (HA)) concomitantly present in the same pediatric patient. We highlight that the diagnosis of severe HA did no...
Rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis in a pediatric cancer patient
Couto, Maria Eduarda; Oliva, Tereza; Alberto, Pedro; Lebre, Ana; Pinto, Armando; Ferreira, Ana MaiaAim: Mucormycosis infections are highly lethal in immunosuppressed patients. The authors present a rare case of successful treatment of the condition. Case description: A 14-year-old male with acute lymphoblastic lymphoma in remission was diagnosed with pansinusitis, cerebral osteomyelitis, and encephalitis with an abscess caused by Rhizopus sp. Neurosurgical drainage, endoscopic sinus surgery, and left eye enu...