title: Orbital aspergillosis. Report of a case diagnosed by fine needle aspiration biopsy.
abstract: Presentation is made of a case of orbital aspergillosis, a rare condition that may clinically mimic nonspecific orbital inflammatory disease. It can be a subacute or chronic disease that develops in otherwise healthy individuals. Fine needle aspiration biopsy, which has been useful in the diagnosis of a variety of orbital diseases, provided the initial diagnosis in this case.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed