Pt RR IPA in leukaemia, positive aspergillus culture

Date: 26 November 2013

  • Image A. Chest radiograph of a leukaemic man showing an area of consolidation at the left base, abutting on the pleura and some faint soft shadowing at the right apex.

  • Lung perfusion scan, pt RR Technetium perfusion scan of the lungs showing left lower lobe and right upper zone defects, matching the radiological areas of abnormality.

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Image A. Bronchoscopy revealed Aspergillus on culture. 

Image B. The ability of Aspergillus to cause pulmonary infarction, probably through direct angioinvasion in this case, is characteristic. 

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