An unusual case of non-disseminated bladder aspergillosis in a setting of transitional cell carcinoma.
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2012-01
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A bladder infection of Aspergillus with no evidence of dissemination is rare. We present a case of Aspergillus infection with transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder without any evidence of systemic involvement. A 65-year-old male diabetic whose main complaints were intermittent painful haematuria and nocturia had undergone nephroureterectomy a year and a half back for transitional cell carcinoma of right renal pelvis. Cystoscopy revealed bladder mucosa having fixed broad tumour with encrustation and bleeding on touch at the right vesico-ureteric junction. The histopathologic diagnosis was a high-grade transitional carcinoma with Aspergillus infection. Fungal culture of urine obtained after bladder wash yielded Aspergillus fumigatus.
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Aspergillus, dissemination, transitional cell carcinoma
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Siddappa S, Mythri K M, Kowsalya R, Shivalingaiah M. An unusual case of non-disseminated bladder aspergillosis in a setting of transitional cell carcinoma. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2012 Jan-Mar; 30(1): 106-108.