Invasive aspergillosis in the aortic arch with infectious Aspergillus lesions in pulmonary bullae

A patient with pulmonary bullae died of massive hemoptysis. At autopsy a hole was observed in the aortic wall. A microscopic examination indicated small Aspergillus lesions in pulmonary bullae and extensive necrotic lesions with Aspergillus hyphae in the media of the thoracic aorta. These findings l...

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Main Authors: Isao Watanabe, Takahisa Nakayama, Eiji Yamada, Mitsuhiro Tsukino, Eiichi Hayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-03-01
Series:Medical Mycology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753914000530