Renal Aspergilloma: An unusual cause of infection in a patient with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Michele Halpern; Susan Szabo; Eric Hochberg; Glenn S. Hammer; Janet Lin; Alexandra C. Gurtman; Henry S. Sacks; Robert S. Shapiro; Shalom Z. Hirschman

doi:10.1016/0002-9343(92)90277-I

Renal Aspergilloma: An unusual cause of infection in a patient with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Michele Halpern, Susan Szabo, Eric Hochberg, Glenn S. Hammer, Janet Lin, Alexandra C. Gurtman, Henry S. Sacks, Robert S. Shapiro, Shalom Z. Hirschman

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The case of a 36-year-old man with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and a renal aspergilloma is reported. Aspergillus infections are uncommon in patients with AIDS. Isolated renal aspergillomas have rarely been reported in the non-AIDS population (14 cases) and have never been reported in a patient with AIDS. The patient we describe was clinically symptomatic and initially treated medically, but he did not respond to intravenous amphotericin and oral itraconazole. He eventually required nephrectomy, however, there was local recurrence of the aspergilloma postoperatively. We comment on some issues in the spectrum of Aspergillus infections in AIDS and review the literature on the manifestations and treatment of renal aspergillomas.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	437-440
Number of pages	4
Journal	The American Journal of Medicine
Volume	92
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-9343(92)90277-I
State	Published - Apr 1992
Externally published	Yes

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