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Pulmonary aspergillosis presenting as pneumothorax in children with leukemia
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  • Krunal Shah,
  • Arun Kumar,
  • Nuthan Kumar,
  • Prakruthi Kaushik,
  • Abhishek Jha,
  • Appaji L
Krunal Shah
Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology

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Arun Kumar
Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology
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Nuthan Kumar
Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology
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Prakruthi Kaushik
Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology
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Abhishek Jha
Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology
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Appaji L
Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology
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Abstract

Aspergillosis causes invasive pulmonary disease in patients with hematological malignancies. Children with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) usually have non-specific radiographic findings unlike cavitary lesions commonly seen in adults. Pneumothorax due to rupture of peripheral fungal lesion may be a severe complication in patients with neutropenia. Here, we describe three children during induction chemotherapy for B-lymphoblastic leukemia with pneumothorax as a presenting feature of pulmonary aspergillosis.