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British Journal of Radiology 74 (2001),955-958 © 2001 The British Institute of Radiology

Case report

Calcification in invasive tracheal aspergillosis demonstrated on ultrasound: a new finding

A E Drury, FRCR1, R A Allan, MSc, FRCR1, H Underhill, DM, MRCPCH2, S Ball, DM, FRCPCH2 and A E A Joseph, MSc, FRCR1

Departments of 1Radiology and 2Paediatrics, St George's Hospital NHS Trust, Blackshaw Road, London SW17 0QT, UK

Correspondence: Dr R A Allan

Invasion of the major airways is a rare manifestation of respiratory tract involvement by Aspergillus sp. and is seen almost exclusively in immunocompromised patients. We present calcification as a new feature of this condition and its demonstration by ultrasound in a 15-year-old boy with severe neutropenia secondary to aplastic anaemia.






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