Pulmonary aspergillosis in a child with hepatic failure.

ABSTRACT

Invasive aspergillosis is described more frequently as a complication of neoplastic disease and in immunocompromised patients. Hepatic failure is not a generally recognized risk for pulmonary aspergillosis. We report a 3-year-old boy who presented with hepatic failure and pneumonia and whose autopsy revealed liver cirrhosis and pulmonary aspergillosis.