Date: 26 November 2013
Secondary metabolites, structure diagram: Trivial name – Erdin
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Notes:
Species: A. terreus, A. uvarumSystematic name: Benzoic acid, 2-(3,5-dichloro-2,6-dihydroxy-4-methylbenzoyl)-5-hydroxy-3-methoxy-Molecular formulae: C16H12Cl2O7Molecular weight: 386Chemical abstracts number: 11029-16-6Selected references: Kiriyama, Noriki; Nitta, Keiichi; Sakaguchi, Yoshiaki; Taguchi, Yasuhisa; Yamamoto, Yuzuru (Fac. Pharm. Sci., Kanazawa Univ., Kanazawa, Japan). Chem. Pharm. Bull., 25(10), 2593-601 (English) 1977.
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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.