Invasive fungal infection by Aspergillus flavus in immunocompetent hosts: a case series and literature review

Publication date: Available online 25 October 2018Source: Medical Mycology Case ReportsAuthor(s): Ana María Garcia-Giraldo, Barbara Lucia Mora, Jorge Mario Loaiza-Castaño, Jorge Andrés Cedano, Fernando RossoAbstractInvasive aspergillosis usually affects immunocompromised hosts with variable manifestations depending on the site of infection. In this article, we present two cases of invasive Aspergillosis in two non-immunocompromised patients; both cases had a paranasal sinuses infection, with intraorbital and intracranial extension, requiring surgery and antifungal treatment with Voriconazole. These cases were initially diagnosed as paranasal sinus neoplasms. However, the pathology and microbiology studies revealed invasive fungal infection by Aspergillus flavus
Source: Medical Mycology Case Reports - Category: Biology Source Type: research