Pulmonary aspergilloma with prominent oxalate deposition

Faten Limaiem; Hana Blibech; Leila Bouhajja; Leila Ben Farhat; Bechir Louzir

doi:10.1002/ccr3.6667

Pulmonary aspergilloma with prominent oxalate deposition

Clin Case Rep. 2022 Nov 27;10(11):e6667. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6667. eCollection 2022 Nov.

Authors

Faten Limaiem^{1

2}, Hana Blibech^{1

3}, Leila Bouhajja^{1

4}, Leila Ben Farhat^{1

5}, Bechir Louzir^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis Faculty of Medicine Tunis Tunisia.
² Pathology Department University Hospital Mongi Slim La Marsa Tunis Tunisia.
³ Pulmonology Department University Hospital Mongi Slim La Marsa Tunis Tunisia.
⁴ Pathology Department Mohamed Kassab Institute of Orthopedics La Mannouba Tunisia.
⁵ Rdiology Department University Hospital Mongi Slim La Marsa Tunis Tunisia.

Abstract

Some Aspergillus species produce oxalic acid, which reacts with tissue calcium or blood to precipitate calcium oxalate. Oxalate crystals can induce lung and kidney damage. The presence of oxalate crystals can suggest the diagnosis of aspergillosis, even when Aspergillus hyphae are absent on microscopic slides.

Keywords: Aspergillus flavus; aspergilloma; calcium oxalate crystals; pulmonary oxalosis.

Publication types

Case Reports