Bladder aspergillosis detected by urine cytology

Diagn Cytopathol. 2015 May;43(5):403-6. doi: 10.1002/dc.23231. Epub 2014 Oct 24.

Abstract

Bladder aspergillosis is an unusual infection. We report the case of a 79-year-old man with clinical records of transitional cell carcinoma diagnosed 5 years ago. The presence of a fruiting body and septate hyphae in urine cytological smears were the key for a final diagnosis of fungal bladder infection caused by Aspergillus niger.

Keywords: Aspergillus niger; bladder aspergillosis; urine cytology.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aspergillosis / diagnosis*
  • Aspergillosis / microbiology
  • Aspergillosis / pathology
  • Aspergillus / isolation & purification*
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / pathology*
  • Fruiting Bodies, Fungal / isolation & purification*
  • Histocytochemistry
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Ultrasonography
  • Urinalysis
  • Urinary Bladder / diagnostic imaging
  • Urinary Bladder / microbiology*
  • Urinary Bladder / pathology
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / pathology*