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Case Report

Pulmonary Oxalosis in Pulmonary Aspergillosis Syndrome

by
Oluwasegun S. Osholowu
1,
Vivek Kak
1 and
Harpreet Singh
1,2,*
1
Henry Ford Allegiance Internal Medicine R esidency Program, Jackson Michigan, MI, USA
2
Sutter Gould Medical Foundation, Stockton, CA 95209, USA
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Adv. Respir. Med. 2020, 88(2), 153-156; https://doi.org/10.5603/ARM.2020.0090
Submission received: 8 October 2019 / Revised: 30 January 2020 / Accepted: 30 January 2020 / Published: 30 April 2020

Abstract

The presence of pulmonary oxalosis in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) or biopsied tissue samples is considered pathognomonic for Aspergillus disease etiology. The finding of calcium oxalate crystals in the tissue samples infected with aspergillosis can serve as a vital diagnostic clue. Detection of calcium oxalate crystals is achievable within 24 hours by most hospital microbiology laboratories. It is much quicker than the time it takes to receive results of other tests like histopathology, sputum cultures, and aspergillus antigen assays. We present this case to emphasize the importance of pulmonary oxalosis as a crucial early diagnostic factor in pulmonary aspergillosis syndromes.
Keywords: aspergillosis; Aspergillus; oxalosis; calcium oxalate aspergillosis; Aspergillus; oxalosis; calcium oxalate

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Osholowu, O.S.; Kak, V.; Singh, H. Pulmonary Oxalosis in Pulmonary Aspergillosis Syndrome. Adv. Respir. Med. 2020, 88, 153-156. https://doi.org/10.5603/ARM.2020.0090

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Osholowu OS, Kak V, Singh H. Pulmonary Oxalosis in Pulmonary Aspergillosis Syndrome. Advances in Respiratory Medicine. 2020; 88(2):153-156. https://doi.org/10.5603/ARM.2020.0090

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Osholowu, Oluwasegun S., Vivek Kak, and Harpreet Singh. 2020. "Pulmonary Oxalosis in Pulmonary Aspergillosis Syndrome" Advances in Respiratory Medicine 88, no. 2: 153-156. https://doi.org/10.5603/ARM.2020.0090

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Osholowu, O. S., Kak, V., & Singh, H. (2020). Pulmonary Oxalosis in Pulmonary Aspergillosis Syndrome. Advances in Respiratory Medicine, 88(2), 153-156. https://doi.org/10.5603/ARM.2020.0090

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