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Retroperitoneal aspergilloma

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We report a previously healthy 8-year-old boy who presented to the hospital with a palpable abdominal mass, fever and abdominal pain. CT and MRI scans confirmed a large mass that was centered in the retroperitoneum. The lesion was biopsied and the histology showed branching hyphae. Tissue cultures grew Aspergillus fumigatus and a diagnosis of aspergilloma was made. The immunological work-up did not reveal an immunodeficiency. This case is a unique presentation of aspergilloma presenting in an unusual location and in an immunocompetent patient.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 3901 Beaubien St., Detroit, MI, 48201, USA

    Selim R. Butros & Aparna Joshi

  2. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA

    Millard L. Tierce IV & Amy Marks

  3. Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA

    Chokechai Rongkavilit

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Butros, S.R., Tierce, M.L., Marks, A. et al. Retroperitoneal aspergilloma. Pediatr Radiol 43, 886–889 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-013-2629-x

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