Infection of the human orbit by Aspergillus stromatoides. Case report.
We report a case of human infection due to Aspergillus stromatoides. To our knowledge this organism has not previously been described as causing human infections. The infection of sino-orbital tissues was of 3 1/2 years duration and the patient died following cerebral involvement despite seven months of hospitalisation and therapy including amphotericin B, 5-fluorocytosine and rifampicin.
D000328:Adult; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000382:microbiology; D001230:Aspergillus / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000382:microbiology