A radiologic syndrome after high dose chemotherapy and autologous bone marrow transplantation, with clinical and pathologic features of XXXX .

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BACKGROUND: The use of high dose chemotherapy in the treatment of solid @entity5 is associated with prolonged @entity1398 and, consequently, in some @entity1 , @entity6923 . The authors describe their experience with a clinicoradiologic syndrome developing after high dose chemotherapy was administered to @entity1 with @entity0 . METHODS: The authors evaluated the clinical and radiologic records of 12 @entity1 in whom @entity99 , or @entity8 developed. RESULTS: Three @entity1 had positive blood cultures for @entity9841 . One of these @entity1 and two others had fungal organisms identified with special stains of an organ aspirate. Most @entity1 were asymptomatic, and most of them were treated successfully with antifungal agents, although untreated @entity1 also recovered. There were no fatalities due to the @entity7553 . CONCLUSIONS: A radiographic syndrome resembling @entity99 , or @entity8 is described, which occurred after high dose chemotherapy was administered and autologous bone marrow transplantation was performed on @entity1 with @entity0 . This syndrome has a favorable prognosis. Conclusions as to the more indolent nature of this syndrome cannot be made; however, this topic warrants further investigation.
