Date: 26 November 2013
Secondary metabolites, structure diagram: Trivial name – Hydroxysydonic acid
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Notes:
Species: A. sydowiiSystematic name: Benzoic acid, 4-(1,5-dihydroxy-1,5-dimethylhexyl)-3-hydroxy-Molecular formulae: C15H22O5Molecular weight: 282Chemical abstracts number: 65967-72-8Selected references: Hamasaki, Takashi; Nagayama, Kouzou; Hatsuda, Yuichi (Fac. Agric., Tottori Univ., Tottori, Japan). Agric. Biol. Chem., 42(1), 37-40 (English) 1978.
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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.
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