Total splenic infarct due to Aspergillus and AIDS.
Invasive aspergillosis is a rare but important cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with AIDS. In the majority of patients, invasive aspergillosis involves the lungs. Extrapulmonary involvement with total splenic infarction has not been previously described. We illustrate a patient who developed total splenic infarction and septic emboli to the brain from Aspergillus.
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Department of Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Medical School, 676 North St. Clair Street Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. fmiller@northwestern.edu
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D020766:Intracranial Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D013159:Splenic Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed