A Rare Case of Vocal Cord Aspergillosis

Chouksey, Sanchay; Thulasidas, P.

doi:10.1007/s12070-019-01626-w

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“…Aspergillus species (spp.) are responsible for opportunistic infections inducing a wide spectrum of diseases (sinusitis, bronchitis, allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, aspergilloma, invasive aspergillosis) whose severity is related to the host's immunity (1,2). Specifically, among immunocompromised patients, invasive pulmonary aspergillosis is the most common clinical manifestation, leading to severe life-threatening conditions, high morbidity/mortality and healthcare costs (3)(4)(5).…”

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Case Report: Sudden Fatal Hemorrhage in Ulcerative Fungal Laryngotracheitis—A Pediatric Case Report

et al. 2022

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In this report, we describe an autopsy case of a child affected by acute lymphoblastic leukemia and opportunistic pulmonary aspergillosis. The patient died because of a full-thickness tracheal wall ulceration with right inferior thyroid artery lesion and sudden hemorrhage, likely ascribable to undiagnosed invasive Aspergillus laryngotracheitis. Aspergillus infection, particularly in immunocompromised patients, should be considered an urgent risk factor to manage as it may lead to sudden fatal events in absence of evident critical symptoms.

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