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AI InsightThis experience suggests that chest pain may be an initial symptom of an invasive fungal infection in patients with leukemia, and CT scan of the lungs should be performed urgently for the early diagnosis and treatment, despite normal plain X-rays.
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Abstract
We describe herein four children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who were diagnosed as pulmonary fungal infection after presenting with chest pain. The plain radiologic evaluations failed to reveal any positive findings, whereas computerized tomography (CT) scanning showed nodular opacification with or without cavitation. This experience suggests that chest pain may be an initial symptom of an invasive fungal infection in patients with leukemia, and CT scan of the lungs should be performed urgently for the early diagnosis and treatment, despite normal plain X-rays.
Özet
Göğüs ağrIsI yakInmasI ile başvuran dört pediatrik akut lenfoblastik lösemi olgusu pulmoner fungal enfeksiyon tanIsI almIştIr. Düz grafilerinde pozitif bulgu olmayan bu hastalarIn, bilgisayarlI tomografi incelemelerinde pulmoner noduler opasifikasyonlar ve bazI hastalarda kavitasyonlar pulmoner enfeksiyon yönünden uyarIcI olmuştur. Bu deneyimimiz lösemili hastalarda pulmoner invasif enfeksiyonun ilk yakInmasInIn göğüs ağrIsI olabilecegine, düz grafiler normal olsa bile bu hastalarda bilgisayarlI tomo- grafinin erken yapIlmasI ile fungal enfeksiyonun erken tanI ve tedavi edilmesinin önemine dikkat cekmektedir.