Gastrointestinal tract aspergilloma: possible cause of malabsorption.
A 62 year old man with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia presented with malabsorption, the cause of which could not be found during life. Necropsy examination showed aspergillosis, limited to the stomach, where tumour-like masses were seen, the oesophagus, and lungs. This case illustrates the problems of diagnosing fungal infections in life and the importance of clinicopathological correlation at necropsy.
Prescott
R J
RJ
Department of Histopathology, University Hospital of South Manchester, West Didsbury.
Haboubi
N Y
NY
Burton
I E
IE
D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000150:complications*; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013270:Stomach / Q000473:pathology