title: Pseudomembranous necrotising bronchial aspergillosis complicating chronic airways limitation.
abstract: Pseudomembranous necrotising bronchial aspergillosis is a variety of invasive aspergillosis found in immunosuppressed patients. A case is presented of a 66 year old woman whose only underlying disease was chronic airways limitation. The pathological findings and clinical implications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Histopathology, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Nicholson
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Sim
authors.forename: B F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Keogh
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Corrin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology