Chronic necrotising pneumonia caused by Aspergillus niger.

Chronic necrotising pulmonary aspergillosis caused by Aspergillus niger in a mildly immunocompromised host.

Aspergillus niger: an unusual cause of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis

Infections due to Aspergillus species cause significant morbidity and mortality. Most are attributed to Aspergillus fumigatus, followed by Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus terreus. Aspergillus niger is a mould that is rarely reported as a cause of pneumonia. A 72-year-old female with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and temporal arteritis being treated with steroids long term presented w...

Clinical Outcome for PVL+ Staphylococcus Aureus Associated Necrotising Pneumonia may be Optimised Through Combination of Prompt Antimicrobial and Anti-Toxin Treatment

Necrotising pneumonia caused by Panton-Valentine Leukocidin Staphylococcus aureus confers a high mortality. We describe a child presenting with sepsis and necrotising pneumonia. Septicaemia caused by Panton-Valentine Leukocidin Staphylococcus may not be adequately treated with antibiotics to which it appears sensitive through standard culture techniques. Some evidence suggests that early anti-t...

Calcium oxalate crystals in the lungs.

A 67-year-old man who had been prescribed prednisolone for 20 months consulted our department due to repeated episodes of pneumonia. Computed tomography showed a large cavity in the apex of the right lung (Picture A, arrow). A fungal culture of a sample aspirated from the cavity revealed black-colored colonies (Picture B), which were later confirmed to be Aspergillus niger. A Grocott’s methenam...

Aspergillus leaf spot of field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis L.) caused by Aspergillus niger in China

Leaf spot was found on field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis L.) in Shihezi City, Xinjiang Province, China, during the summer of 2015. Pathogens were isolated from the infected leaves of field bindweed and identified as Aspergillus niger based on morphological and molecular analyses (internal transcribed spacer rDNA and β-tubulin gene). A pathogenicity test confirmed that Aspergillus niger cause...