Splenic calcifications caused by Trichosporon beigelli infection: CT and ultrasound demonstration.
Trichosporon beigelli is an uncommon but frequently fatal invasive fungal infection in immunosupressed patients. We report on a patient with acute myeloid leukemia who developed splenic calcifications following Trichosporon beigelli infection.
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Department of Radiology, Hadassah University Hospital, Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School, P. O. Box 12000, 91 120 Jerusalem, Israel.
Libson
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Lossos
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Bugomolsky-Yahalom
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D000208:Acute Disease; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000150:complications*; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014250:Trichosporon; D014463:Ultrasonography