Invasive Aspergillus of the temporal bone.
Although invasive fungal infections of the paranasal sinuses have been well described in immunocompromised patients, those affecting the ear and temporal bone are rare. Described is the case of invasive aspergillosis of the temporal bones after bone marrow transplant in an 8-year-old girl. The diagnosis and treatment of such infections are discussed.
Connolly
James L
JL
Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Sciences, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, MS 39216, USA.
Carron
Jeffrey D
JD
D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus; D001850:Bone Diseases, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D002648:Child; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D009336:Necrosis; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000382:microbiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed