J Korean Soc Radiol.  2012 May;66(5):463-467. 10.3348/jksr.2012.66.5.463.

Imaging Features of Gastric Invasive Aspergillosis: A Report of Two Cases

• Yang D
• Cho SH
• Kim SH
• Shin JY
• Lee YG

• KMID: 1439450
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2012.66.5.463

Abstract

Invasive aspergillosis is an opportunistic infection that usually occurs in immunocompromised patients. Although there are a few rare reports of isolated invasive aspergillosis affecting the small intestine, isolated or disseminated gastric invasive aspergillosis is extremely rare. Herein, we report 2 cases of gastric invasive aspergillosis in a 72-year-old woman and a 43-year-old man; the woman had been recovering from ruptured left posterior communicating artery aneurysm, which presented as emphysematous gastritis and the man from acute subdural haemorrhage in the intensive care unit, which presented as a pseudoaneurysm on CT imaging.

MeSH Terms

Adult
Aged
Aneurysm, False
Aspergillosis
Female
Gastritis
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Intensive Care Units
Intestine, Small
Intracranial Aneurysm
Opportunistic Infections
Stomach

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