Death due to Aspergillus Tracheobronchitis: An Autopsy Case
10.7580/kjlm.2018.42.4.164
- Author:
Tack Kune YOU
1
;
Byung Ha CHOI
;
Bong Woo LEE
;
Young Shik CHOI
Author Information
1. Medical Examiner's Office, National Forensic Service, Wonju, Korea. ryu.taekkyoon@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Tracheitis;
Bronchitis;
Aspergillus;
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis;
Autopsy
- MeSH:
Aspergillus;
Autopsy;
Bronchi;
Bronchitis;
Cause of Death;
Fungi;
Humans;
Hyphae;
Immunocompromised Host;
Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis;
Middle Aged;
Trachea;
Tracheitis;
Trees
- From:Korean Journal of Legal Medicine
2018;42(4):164-167
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Aspergillus infection is the most common cause of death due to fungi in immunocompromised hosts. Aspergillus tracheobronchitis is an uncommon but severe form of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis, which is limited entirely or mainly to the tracheobronchial tree and can often be life-threatening. We report a case of a 54-year-old man who died from Aspergillus tracheobronchitis without an underlying disease. Autopsy revealed an extensive yellowish plaque adhering to the trachea and bronchial wall. The microscopic examination of the trachea and bronchus revealed septate branching hyphae of Aspergillus.
