A renal aspergilloma--an unusual presentation of aspergillosis in an HIV patient.

African Health Sciences
David MeyaEdward Kigonya

Abstract

Aspergillosis is a fungal infection occasionally found in immunosuppressed patients. The recommended management of patients with renal aspergilloma remains unclear. An HIV patient presented with flank pain and an abdominal mass. Renal aspergilloma was diagnosed. The patient with CD4 above 200 did well with nephrectomy followed by amphotericin therapy for 14 days. The merits of surgery followed by antifungal chemotherapy or vice versa are limited. More studies are needed to ascertain the most effective method of treatment for Aspergillosis in HIV patients.

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Aspergillosis (ASM)

Aspergillosis is the name given to a wide variety of diseases caused by infection by fungi of the genus Aspergillus. Aspergillosis occurs in chronic or acute forms which are clinically very distinct. Most cases of acute aspergillosis occur in patients with severely compromised immune systems. Chronic colonization or infection can cause complications in people with underlying respiratory illnesses. Discover the latest research on aspergillosis here.

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