Pneumomediastinum and pneumopericardium due to intracavitary aspergilloma: an unusual complication of fungal pneumonia.
We describe a 14-year-old boy with acute lymphatic leukaemia who developed pneumomediastinum and pneumopericardium as a complication of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis.
Odev
Kemal
K
Department of Radiology, Selçuk University Faculty of Medicine, 42080 Konya, Turkey. kemalodev50@yahoo.com
Caliskan
Umran
U
Emlik
Dilek
D
Koç
Hasan
H
Koç
Saadet
S
D000293:Adolescent; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D011026:Pneumopericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000150:complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed