Malignant Aspergillus flavus Otitis Externa with Jugular Thrombosis

Maxime Moniot , Marion Montava , Stephane Ranque (1) , Ugo Scemama , Carole Cassagne (1) , Varoquaux Arthur

1 VITROME - Vecteurs - Infections tropicales et méditerranéennes

We report a case of malignant otitis externa with jugular vein thrombosis caused by Aspergillus flavus. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed an unusual ink smudge pattern deep in a cervical abscess. The pattern was consistent with mycetoma and may be important for diagnosing these life-threatening infections.

Domaines: Bactériologie; Cardiologie et système cardiovasculaire; Maladies émergentes; Maladies infectieuses; Parasitologie; Virologie

Maxime Moniot, Marion Montava, Stephane Ranque, Ugo Scemama, Carole Cassagne, et al.. Malignant Aspergillus flavus Otitis Externa with Jugular Thrombosis. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019, 25 (4), pp.830-832. ⟨10.3201/eid2504.180710⟩. ⟨hal-02263772⟩