Matos Rojas Irma,  Lazarte Claudia,  Katekaru Tokeshi Doris,  Ugas Carlos,  Valdez Quintana Melissa,  Casamayor Alvina

Final Pr. ID: Poster #: EDU-13 (R)

Significant progress in improving outcome for patients with oncohematological diseases are attributed to intensive chemotherapy, bone marrow transplantation, platelet transfusions, development of new imaging techniques, new antimicrobials and others. All these advances increase the survival of these patients which in turn increases the frequent of risk of infections that are substantial cause of morbidity and mortality in these patients.
The purpose of this exhibit is to show the spectrum of infections in these patients; describe the imaging finding according to the etiology and associated factors.

There are a number of factors that need to be considered in order to interpret abnormalities seen on radiology as the type of hematological disease, stage of the hematological disease, treatment phase, profile of immunodeficiency, treatment for infection received, patient history and clinical signs. For example, according to type of immunosuppression there are different spectrum of infections but leukemia affect all types of immunosuppression that include neutropenia, T cell defect and B cell defect. Read More

Authors:  Matos Rojas Irma , Lazarte Claudia , Katekaru Tokeshi Doris , Ugas Carlos , Valdez Quintana Melissa , Casamayor Alvina

Keywords:  infections, Hematologic malignancy, Pediatric, diagnostic accuracy, aplastic anemia