title: Pulmonary aspergillosis in a child with hepatic failure.
abstract: Invasive aspergillosis is described more frequently as a complication of neoplastic disease and in immunocompromised patients. Hepatic failure is not a generally recognized risk for pulmonary aspergillosis. We report a 3-year-old boy who presented with hepatic failure and pneumonia and whose autopsy revealed liver cirrhosis and pulmonary aspergillosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Health Unit III, Christian Medical College, Vellore-632 004, India.
authors.forename: Julius Xavier
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: T Sathish
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Savitha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sanghi
authors.forename: Apurva
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Prabhakar D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Moses
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D001344:Autopsy; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018450:Disease Progression; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index