Thyrotoxicosis induced by thyroid involvement of disseminated Aspergillus fumigatus infection

Authors
Hornef, MW Schopohl, J Zietz, C Hallfeldt, KKJ Roggenkamp, A Gartner, R Heesemann, J
Citation
Mw. Hornef et al., Thyrotoxicosis induced by thyroid involvement of disseminated Aspergillus fumigatus infection, J CLIN MICR, 38(2), 2000, pp. 886-887
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137 → ACNP
Volume
38
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
886 - 887
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(200002)38:2<886:TIBTIO>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Aspergillus fumigatus is increasingly recognized as an important nosocomial pathogen in severely immuno-compromised patients. Infection is difficult t o diagnose antemortem and typically has a fatal outcome. Here we report the case of a cardiac transplant recipient with disseminated A. fumigatus infe ction which clinically presented as thyrotoxicosis due to massive involveme nt of the thyroid gland.