Aspergillus Spinal Epidural Abscess
- Benjamin F Byrd III, MD;
- Marc H. Weiner, MD;
- Zell A. McGee, MD
Abstract
A spinal epidural abscess developed in a renal transplant recipient; results of a serum radioimmunoassay for Aspergillus antigen were positive. Laminectomy disclosed an abscess of the L4-5 interspace and L-5 vertebral body that contained hyphal forms and from which Aspergillus species was cultured. Serum Aspergillus antigen radioimmunoassay may be a valuable, specific early diagnostic test when systemic aspergillosis is a consideration in an immunosuppressed host.
(JAMA 1982;248:3138-3139)
Footnotes
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Reprint requests to Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Hospital, Nashville, TN 37232 (Dr Byrd).
