Aspergilloma clinically mimicking Achilles tendon xanthoma in a non-immunocompromised patient: A case report
- Authors
- Park, Young Hwan; Kim, Young Ha; Kim, Jae Young; Choi, Gi Won; Kim, Hak Jun
- Issue Date
- 12월-2020
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER
- Keywords
- Ankle joint; Aspergillosis; Neoplasm; Xanthomatosis
- Citation
- FOOT AND ANKLE SURGERY, v.26, no.8, pp.943 - 945
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- FOOT AND ANKLE SURGERY
- Volume
- 26
- Number
- 8
- Start Page
- 943
- End Page
- 945
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/138894
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.fas.2020.01.008
- ISSN
- 1268-7731
- Abstract
- A 48-year-old woman visited our outpatient clinic complaining of discomfort while wearing shoes due to a large mass around her Achilles tendon. The mass was firm, non-tender, non-reducible, and moved with the Achilles tendon, similar to Achilles tendon xanthoma. However, magnetic resonance imaging revealed multiple heterogeneous, nodular lesions with low T1 and T2 signal intensity, and histological examination of the biopsy specimen revealed the mass to contain hyphae of Aspergillus, indicating aspergilloma. The purpose of this case report is to emphasize that a tumor around the Achilles tendon can be something other than xanthoma even when the clinical features are typical of xanthoma. (C) 2020 European Foot and Ankle Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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