HEPATIC LYMPHOMA AND SPLENIC ASPERGILLOSIS MIMICKING HEPATOSPLENIC ABSCESSES FROM MELIOIDOSIS IN THAILAND

Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2016 Mar;47(2):223-6.

Abstract

We report here a case of hepatic lymphoma and splenic aspergillosis in an elderly patient with diabetes mellitus, exhibiting hepatosplenic abscesses mimicking melioidosis. Immunohistochemistry confirmed the diagnosis of a diffuse hepatic large B-cell lymphoma. Biopsy of the spleen revealed a clump of fungus with a slender shape and dichotomous branching, morphologically consistent with aspergillosis. Hepatosplenic abscesses are a common presentation in melioidosis, but this case reveals this assumption can lead to misdiagnosis. Histological and microbiological confirmation are required, especially in patients with hepatosplenic lesions.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / diagnosis*
  • Abscess / parasitology
  • Aged
  • Aspergillosis / diagnosis*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Liver Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Liver Diseases / parasitology
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / diagnosis*
  • Male
  • Melioidosis / diagnosis*
  • Splenic Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Thailand