title: Invasive aspergilloma of the skull base.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroradiology, Atkinson Morley's Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Breen
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Clifton
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wilkins
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Uttley
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Westmore
mesh_terms: 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