Case Report

Aspergillus Thyroiditis: A Complication of Respiratory Tract Infection in an Immunocompromised Patient

Figure 1

Autopsy gross digital image of cross section of trachea (bottom) surrounded by hemorrhagic thyroid gland and soft tissue. The thyroid and strap muscles are intensely hemorrhagic due to infarction from the vascular involvement by fibrin thrombi infected with the Aspergillus hyphae.
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