Pneumopericardium due to invasive pulmonary aspergillosis.
We describe a 59-year-old female patient with leukemia who developed pneumopericardium as a complication of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. Spiral computed tomography (CT) was very helpful for the detection of such complications.
Yilmaz
Mesut
M
Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Department, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey. mesutmd@hotmail.com
Demirel
Aslihan Ertaban
AE
Izmir
Sebnem
S
Soysal
Teoman
T
Mert
Ali
A
D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011026:Pneumopericardium / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D011859:Radiography