Abstract:

To report a case of invasive pulmonary asperglllosis caused by Aspergillus niger.A female patient,36 years old,was suffered from cough and expectoration for 2 months with a history of diabetes mellitus for 2 years.She was diagnosed invasive pulmonary asperglllosiss according to the findings of fungal elements in histopathological examination and the positive fungal culture result of Aspergillus niger.After 2 weeks treatment with voriconazole and amphotericin B for another 2 weeks,the symptoms of cough and expectoration disappeared.

Key words: invasive pulmonary asperglllosiss, diabetes mellitus, Aspergillus niger