Calcium oxalate in the sputum may aid in the diagnosis of pulmonary aspergillosis: A report of two cases

We present two cases of pulmonary aspergillosis in which calcium oxalate crystals in the sputum proved to be a useful diagnostic clue. In case 1, Aspergillus hyphae was not identified; however, calcium oxalate crystals were present, and chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis was diagnosed. In c...

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Main Authors: Tsutomu Maeno, Masakazu Sasaki, Yasushi Shibue, Kazuyuki Mimura, Hideaki Oka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-06-01
Series:Medical Mycology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753915000044