Disseminated invasive aspergillosis.

A Aleksenko, Rk Gyasi
Author Information
  1. A Aleksenko: Department of Pathology, University of Ghana Medical School, P. O. Box 4236, Accra, Ghana.

Abstract

SummaryWe present a case of disseminated invasive aspergillosis in a young male adult with progressive complex gastrointestinal, non-specific peripheral neural and respiratory symptoms and subsequent acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis and generalized dermatitis.The case emphasizes the difficulty in diagnosing systemic mycosis and a high index of suspicion is recommended particularly in patients on prolonged antibiotics and systemic steroids.

References

  1. Mycoses. 2004 Feb;47(1-2):40-6 [PMID: 14998398]
  2. Mycoses. 2003 Feb;46(1-2):56-9 [PMID: 12588485]
  3. Ann Med Interne (Paris). 1995;146(2):106-10 [PMID: 7598333]
  4. J Postgrad Med. 2004 Jan-Mar;50(1):21-6 [PMID: 15047994]
  5. Mycoses. 2005 Sep;48(5):313-20 [PMID: 16115101]
  6. Br J Haematol. 2004 May;125(3):392-9 [PMID: 15086422]
  7. Am J Med. 1981 Oct;71(4):571-7 [PMID: 7282745]
  8. J Infect. 1996 Jul;33(1):23-32 [PMID: 8842991]
  9. Med Dosw Mikrobiol. 2003;55(3):259-70 [PMID: 14702668]
  10. Clin Infect Dis. 1999 Feb;28(2):322-30 [PMID: 10064251]
  11. Infect Immun. 2003 Jun;71(6):3034-42 [PMID: 12761080]
  12. Bone Marrow Transplant. 1993 Aug;12(2):121-4 [PMID: 8401356]
  13. Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Apr;24(4):723-33 [PMID: 9145750]
  14. Infect Immun. 2003 Feb;71(2):891-903 [PMID: 12540571]
  15. Clin Infect Dis. 1996 Sep;23(3):608-15 [PMID: 8879787]
  16. J Clin Pathol. 1991 Jun;44(6):452-4 [PMID: 2066421]
  17. J Infect Dis. 1985 Sep;152(3):572-6 [PMID: 3928772]
  18. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2003 Dec;9(12):1224-7 [PMID: 14686988]
  19. Clin Microbiol Rev. 1999 Apr;12(2):310-50 [PMID: 10194462]

Word Cloud

Created with Highcharts 10.0.0caseinvasiveaspergillosissystemicSummaryWepresentdisseminatedyoungmaleadultprogressivecomplexgastrointestinalnon-specificperipheralneuralrespiratorysymptomssubsequentacutehaemorrhagicconjunctivitisgeneralizeddermatitisTheemphasizesdifficultydiagnosingmycosishighindexsuspicionrecommendedparticularlypatientsprolongedantibioticssteroidsDisseminated

Similar Articles

Cited By