Invasive aspergilloma of the skull base.
Aspergillus infection originating in the nasal cavity or paranasal sinuses is a rare cause of benign, locally invasive disease affecting the skull base. We describe a case in which extensive disease led to bilateral proptosis and invasion of the anterior cranial fossa.
Breen
D J
DJ
Department of Neuroradiology, Atkinson Morley's Hospital, London, UK.
Clifton
A G
AG
Wilkins
P
P
Uttley
D
D
Westmore
G
G
D000328:Adult; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed