INVASIVE PULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS - A RARE PRESENTATION OF NON-HODGKINS-LYMPHOMA

We describe a patient with rapidly progressive pneumonia and a high le vel of serum lactate dehydrogenase, in whom postmortem study revealed the presence of a diffuse, small and large-cell multicentric non-Hodgk in's lymphoma, together with an invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. Aspe rgillosis is rare as a presenting feature of a lymphoproliferative dis ease; only one previous case has been reported to the best of our know ledge. Invasive aspergillosis and lymphoma should be considered in pat ients presenting with pneumonia and high level of lactate dehydrogenas e.