Pseudomembranous necrotising bronchial aspergillosis complicating chronic airways limitation.
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.
Nicholson
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Department of Histopathology, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK.
Sim
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Keogh
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Corrin
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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