Aspergillus persii

Culture plates on different media. A Colonies on CZ at 24oC, B on CYA at 20oC C on SAB at 37oC, D on CYA at 24oC

Sinusitis radiology

D Sinusitis radiology with fluid level

Bronchiectasis

C Bronchiectasis white cell scan (right) – left shows a normal scan for comparison

Bronchiectasis

B Bronchogram showing bronchiectasis

Saccular bronchiectasis

A Bronchogram showing saccular bronchiectasis

Mucous containing Charcot-Leyden crystals

Mucous containing Charcot-Leyden crystals, stained with H & EA 57 year old woman presented with breathlessness. She had a history of mild asthma for which she occasionally took salbutamol inhaler puffs. The patient underwent a pneumonectomy because of the severity of her disease process, and uncertainty about the diagnosis, prior to serology results being obtained.Serology showed an IgE of 2600, with a strongly positive Aspergillus RAST test and weakly positive Aspergillus precipitins. Material re

EchinocandinB-kern 3d

Echinocandin B 3d

D-0870

Cilofungin 3d