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Resolution of invasive central nervous system aspergillosis in a transplant recipient

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Central nervous system (CNS) aspergillosis carries a uniformly poor prognosis in bone marrow transplant recipients. Amphotericin B can be bound to lipid carriers leading to improvement of its therapeutic index. We describe the successful medical management of CNS aspergillosis in an allogeneic bone marrow transplant patient with administration of Amphotericin B Lipid Complex.

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Stem Cell Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA

    H Khoury, D Adkins, G Miller, L Goodnough, R Brown & J DiPersio

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Khoury, H., Adkins, D., Miller, G. et al. Resolution of invasive central nervous system aspergillosis in a transplant recipient. Bone Marrow Transplant 20, 179–180 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bmt.1700852

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