Fungal Pericarditis due to Aspergillus nidulans: A Rare Case Report
Published: September 1, 2018 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2018/37176.12071
Sarika P Kombade, Kumar S Abhishek, Vijaya Lakshmi Nag
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, AIIMS, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
2. Senior Resident, Department of Microbiology, AIIMS, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
3. Professor and Head, Department of Microbiology, AIIMS, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Kumar S Abhishek,
AIIMS Resident's Hostel, Jodhpur-342005, Rajasthan, India.
E-mail: get.abhi1904@gmail.com
Disseminated Aspergillosis though rare is usually seen among immunocompromised and neutropenic patients. Aspergillus spp are usually considered to be a laboratory contaminants until its association with the disease is established on repeated isolation. The present is of Aspergillus nidulans associated with pericarditis post Anti-Tuberculous Treatment (ATT) initiation in a 67-year-old male patient with known case of Pulmonary Tuberculosis (PTB). Aspergillus nidulans was identified on the basis of culture on Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (SDA) and Lacto-Phenol Cotton Blue (LPCB) wet mount preparation.
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