A Case of Isolated Invasive Aspergillus Colitis Presenting with Hematochezia in a Nonneutropenic Patient with Colon Cancer

作者：Choi Seong Ho; Chung Jin Won^*; Cho Sun Young; Kim Beom Jin; Kwon Gui Young

来源：Gut and Liver, 2010, 4(2): 274-277.

DOI：10.5009/gnl.2010.4.2.274

• Aspergillosis
• Colitis
• Colon neoplasms

Gastrointestinal invasive aspergillosis is often reported as part of a disseminated infection, and rarely as an isolated organ infection. Isolated invasive Aspergillus colitis is very rare, being observed only in patients with hematological malignancy and neutropenia. We encountered an unusual case of isolated invasive Aspergillus colitis presenting with hematochezia in a nonneutropenic patient with colon cancer. Fungal hyphae with surrounding inflammatory cells and mucosal necrosis were observed during the histological examination of a biopsy sample obtained at endoscopy. This case indicates that isolated invasive Aspergillus colitis may develop in a variable context of immunosuppression. (Gut Liver 2010;4:274-277)

• 出版日期2010-6-30