Date: 26 November 2013
Secondary metabolites, structure diagram: Trivial name – paraherquamide
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Species: A. silvaticusSystematic name: Spiro[4H,8H-[1,4]dioxepino[2,3-g]indole-8,7′(8’H)-[5H,6H-5a,9a](iminomethano)[1H]cyclopent[f]indolizine]-9,10′(10H)-dione, 2′,3′,8’a,9′-tetrahydro-1′-hydroxy-1′,4,4,8′,8′,11′-hexamethyl-, (1’R,5’aS,7’R,8’aS,9’aR)-Molecular formulae: C28H35N3O5Molecular weight: 493Chemical abstracts number: 77392-58-6Selected references: Yamazaki, M.; Fujimoto, H.; Okuyama, E.; Ohta, Y. (Res. Inst. Chemobiodyn., Chiba Univ., Chiba 280, Japan). Maikotokishin (Tokyo), 10, 27-8 (Japanese) 1980.
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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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