• Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg · Feb 1997

    Case Reports

    Early surgical management of invasive gingival aspergillosis in a neutropenic patient with leukemia: a case report.

    • Y Myoken, T Sugata, T Kyo, M Fujihara, and Y Mikami.
    • Department of Dentistry, Hiroshima Red Cross-Atomic Bomb Survivors Hospital, Japan.
    • Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1997 Feb 1; 26 (1): 51-3.

    AbstractPrimary invasive aspergillosis of the oral cavity is a rare but serious complication in immunocompromised patients. We report a case of gingival Aspergillus infection in a neutropenic patient with acute myelogenous leukemia, who was successfully treated by an early surgical approach in combination with antifungal medication and granulocyte colon stimulating factors.

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