Patient JS (age 53) has chronic cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis and failed itraconazole therapy. After taking voriconazole for several months she relatively suddenly developed florid conjunctivitis which is attributable to voriconazole. This occurred without facial erythema, which is unusual. Voriconazole has been continued.
A four day A. fumigatus culture on malt extract agar (above). Light microscopy pictures are taken at 1000x mag., stained with lacto-phenol cotton blue (right).
A four day A. fumigatus culture on malt extract agar (above). Light microscopy pictures are taken at 1000x mag., stained with lacto-phenol cotton blue (right).
A four day A. fumigatus culture on malt extract agar (above). Light microscopy pictures are taken at 1000x mag., stained with lacto-phenol cotton blue (right).