Follow-up film in July 2004 demonstrates the interval development of nearly confluent shadowing in the right apex with the suggestion of a fungal ball approximately 2-3cm across within the area of consolidation.
X-ray two months after initiating corticosteroids, showing the interval development of a fungal ball within a cavity at the right apex surrounded by some additional small cavities medially, pleural thickening and thick wall in the cavity.
A four day A. fumigatus culture on malt extract agar (above). Light microscopy pictures are taken at 1000x mag., stained with lacto-phenol cotton blue (right).
A four day A. fumigatus culture on malt extract agar (above). Light microscopy pictures are taken at 1000x mag., stained with lacto-phenol cotton blue (right).
A four day A. fumigatus culture on malt extract agar (above). Light microscopy pictures are taken at 1000x mag., stained with lacto-phenol cotton blue (right).