Date: 11 December 2013
The chest X rays showed a rapid progression of lung disease- with bilateral upper zone and midzone consolidation and bilateral pleural effusion. Both lower lobes showed bronchiectasis in a central distribution along with centrilobular nodules and tree-in-bud pattern.
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Case details kindly provided by Professor Arunaloke Chakrabarti Division of Mycology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education, Chandigarh, India
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Single fungal ball, moving. Radiographic appearance of a fungus ball, showing movement as the patient’s position changes.
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Oxalate crystals in the cavity wall surrounding an Aspergillus niger fungus ball (H&E, dark field, x 25).
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Aspergilloma patient. Gross pathology appearance of a fungus ball.
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Conidiophores of Aspergillus fumigatus in the mass of the fungal ball surrounded by mycelia (H&E, x 400).
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Aspergillus niger fungal ball. Calcium oxalate crystals in Aspergillus niger fungal ball. Also shown are darkly pigmented, rough-walled conidia associated with Aspergillus niger infection.
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Aspergillus niger fungus ball within an old tuberculous cavern. This patient had diabetes, a disease commonly associated with A. niger infection.
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Conidial head and brown conidia in a section of a fungus ball caused by Aspergillus niger (H&E, x 400).
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