Fungus ball in HIV-infected patients

Authors

  • Luciana Silva Guazzelli Santa Casa-Complexo Hospitalar; Hospital Santa Rita; Laboratory of Mycology
  • Gisela Unis Secretaria da Saúde e do Meio Ambiente; Hospital Sanatório Partenon
  • Melissa Orzechowski Xavier Universidade Federal do Rio Grande; Department of Mycology
  • Cecília Bittencourt Severo Santa Casa-Complexo Hospitalar; Hospital Santa Rita; Laboratory of Mycology
  • Pedro Dornelles Picon Secretaria da Saúde e do Meio Ambiente; Hospital Sanatório Partenon
  • Luiz Carlos Severo CNPq

Keywords:

Aspergillus fumigatus, Fungus ball, AIDS, Tuberculosis, Mycetoma, Aspergilloma

Abstract

Aspergillus is a phagocyte opportunistic fungus that causes aspergillosis, an unusual disease in patients with AIDS. Six cases of fungal ball in patients with AIDS are reported here. In this group, all patients had hemoptysis and tuberculosis as the underlying lung disease. The diagnosis of pulmonary fungus ball was based on the clinical and radiographic feature, combined with serological and mycological evidence of Aspergillus fumigatus.

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Published

2009-01-01

Issue

Vol. 51 No. 6 (2009)

Section

Mycology

How to Cite

Guazzelli, L. S., Unis, G., Xavier, M. O., Severo, C. B., Picon, P. D., & Severo, L. C. (2009). Fungus ball in HIV-infected patients . Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 51(6), 345-348. https://revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/31230