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01-07-2013 | Case Report

Retroperitoneal aspergilloma

Authors: Selim R. Butros, Millard L. Tierce IV, Amy Marks, Chokechai Rongkavilit, Aparna Joshi

Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Issue 7/2013

Abstract

We report a previously healthy 8-year-old boy who presented to the hospital with a palpable abdominal mass, fever and abdominal pain. CT and MRI scans confirmed a large mass that was centered in the retroperitoneum. The lesion was biopsied and the histology showed branching hyphae. Tissue cultures grew Aspergillus fumigatus and a diagnosis of aspergilloma was made. The immunological work-up did not reveal an immunodeficiency. This case is a unique presentation of aspergilloma presenting in an unusual location and in an immunocompetent patient.

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Title: Retroperitoneal aspergilloma
Authors: Selim R. Butros
Millard L. Tierce IV
Amy Marks
Chokechai Rongkavilit
Aparna Joshi
Publication date: 01-07-2013
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Pediatric Radiology / Issue 7/2013
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-013-2629-x

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