Spinal cord compression due to an aspergilloma.
Aspergilloma is a common complication of cystic lung disease; it is widely considered to be a saprophytic colonization and local or disseminated invasion is unusual. We describe a patient with stage IV sarcoidosis and bilateral aspergillomas in whom locally invasive disease led to spinal cord compression.
D000293:Adolescent; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications*; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000150:complications*; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology*