A Case of Primary Invasive Aspergillus Colitis Masquerading as Clostridium difficile Infection

Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2016 Apr;17(2):262-3. doi: 10.1089/sur.2015.212. Epub 2016 Jan 18.

Authors

Ian S Reynolds¹, Karina O'Connell², Fidelma Fitzpatrick^{2

3}, Rikesh Masania⁴, Malcolm Richardson⁴, Deborah A McNamara¹

Affiliations

¹ 1 Department of Surgery, Beaumont Hospital , Dublin, Ireland .
² 2 Department of Clinical Microbiology, Beaumont Hospital , Dublin, Ireland .
³ 3 Department of Clinical Microbiology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland , Dublin, Ireland .
⁴ 4 Mycology Reference Centre, Manchester, University Hospital of South Manchester (Wythenshawe Hospital) , Manchester, United Kingdom .

PMID: 26780696
DOI: 10.1089/sur.2015.212

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aspergillosis / diagnosis*
Aspergillosis / pathology*
Aspergillus / isolation & purification*
Colitis / diagnosis*
Colitis / pathology*
Diagnosis, Differential
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / pathology*
Female
Humans
Middle Aged