Date: 26 November 2013
Secondary metabolites, structure diagram: Trivial name – Candidusin B
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Species: A. candidusSystematic name: 2,3-Dibenzofurandiol, 7-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-6,9-dimethoxy-Molecular formulae: C20H16O7Molecular weight: 368Chemical abstracts number: 81474-60-4Selected references: Rahbaek, Lisa; Frisvad, Jens C.; Christophersen, Carsten (CORPORATE SOURCE Department of Chemistry, Marine Chemistry Section, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen DK-2100, Den.). SOURCE Phytochemistry, 53(5), 581-586 (English) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd.
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The periphery of the fungus ball is deeply eosinophilic because of the deposition of Splendore-Hoeppli material.
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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.