title: Retroperitoneal aspergilloma.
abstract: We report a previously healthy 8-year-old boy who presented to the hospital with a palpable abdominal mass, fever and abdominal pain. CT and MRI scans confirmed a large mass that was centered in the retroperitoneum. The lesion was biopsied and the histology showed branching hyphae. Tissue cultures grew Aspergillus fumigatus and a diagnosis of aspergilloma was made. The immunological work-up did not reveal an immunodeficiency. This case is a unique presentation of aspergilloma presenting in an unusual location and in an immunocompetent patient.
authors: Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA. sbutros@partners.org
authors: Selim R
authors: SR
authors: Butros
authors: Millard L
authors: ML
authors: Tierce
authors: Amy
authors: A
authors: Marks
authors: Chokechai
authors: C
authors: Rongkavilit
authors: Aparna
authors: A
authors: Joshi
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000473:pathology*; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal / Q000379:methods*; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
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