ter Maaten J C, Golding R P, Strack van Schijndel R J, Thijs L G
Department of Medicine, Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Neth J Med. 1995 Jul;47(1):21-4. doi: 10.1016/0300-2977(94)00102-f.
We report a case of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis after near-drowning complicated by systemic disseminated disease to the heart, kidneys, left adrenal gland and brain. Detection of fungal micro-organisms in the sputum of near-drowning patients should be taken seriously.