Primary lymph node invasive aspergillosis

Infection. 1996 Jan-Feb;24(1):37-42. doi: 10.1007/BF01780649.

Abstract

A case of apparently primary lymph node granulomatous aspergillosis is described. A review of the so-called primary aspergillosis cases since 1977 shows that granulomatous instead of exudative inflammation patterns have been observed in histological sections only when neither major nor minor predisposing factors have been detected in the clinical history of the patients. A possible pathogenetic role of selectively impaired cell-mediated immune response in these cases is hypothesized. Flucytosine treatment is indicated in a few selected cases of deep aspergillosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Antibodies, Bacterial / blood
  • Aspergillosis / immunology
  • Aspergillosis / microbiology*
  • Aspergillus fumigatus / immunology
  • Aspergillus fumigatus / isolation & purification*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung / diagnostic imaging
  • Lymph Nodes / microbiology
  • Lymph Nodes / pathology*
  • Radiography

Substances

  • Antibodies, Bacterial