title: Aspergillus mastoiditis in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
abstract: We present the case history of a patient who was severely immunocompromised due to infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and who subsequently developed acute mastoiditis due to Aspergillus fumigatus. Fungal otomastoiditis is a rarely reported complication of HIV infection. A high index of suspicion is required in these patients to facilitate early diagnosis and appropriate therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, UK.
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Yates
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Upile
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Axon
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: de Carpentier
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008417:Mastoiditis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed