Optimized Radiological Diagnosis of Hepatic Candidiasis During the Treatment of Acute Leukemias

University of Zurich (UZH)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Infection; Leukemia

Treatments: Behavioral: Imaging

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01207843

idr-3d-001

Details and patient eligibility

About

Hepatic candidiasis is a frequent complication in patients receiving intensive chemotherapy for acute leukemia. Hepatic lesions may be detected by computerized tomographic (CT) scans, but there is no standardized CT protocol for the diagnosis and follow-up of hepatic candidiasis.

The investigators compared the size of the fungal lesions in the chest and abdomen CT. The current analysis aimed to increase the value of CT for the diagnosis and the follow-up of hepatic candidiasis in daily routine.

Enrollment: 88 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Chest and Abdomen CT with fungal lesion in patients with leukemia

Exclusion criteria

• Other liver pathologies