Cavitary Coccidioidomycosis With Fungus Ball Formation
| Autor: | Jerry Pluss, John N. Galgiani, Richard E. Winn, Ray Johnson, Cliff Butler |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Lung biology medicine.diagnostic_test Hypha business.industry Coccidioides immitis fungi Respiratory disease Fungus Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine medicine.disease biology.organism_classification medicine.anatomical_structure Bronchoscopy Biopsy medicine Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Mycosis |
| Zdroj: | Chest. 105:412-416 |
| ISSN: | 0012-3692 |
| Popis: | Pulmonary cavitary coccidioidomycosis with fungus ball formation was observed in two individuals with hemoptysis. The first patient had no overt compromise; the second was an insulin-dependent diabetic. In both, fiberoptic bronchoscopy was performed and cultures yielded Coccidioides immitis. The coexistence of spherules and hyphae of C immitis was seen histologically on bronchoscopic biopsy specimen of one cavitary lesion. Specific antifungal therapy and surgical excision were withheld and each patient has done well. This report provides for the first time nonsurgical confirmation that C immitis can produce an intracavitary fungus ball. |
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