| Autor: |
Hiromu Kawano, Keiko Kan‐o, Ayaka Egashira, Isamu Okamoto |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Respirology Case Reports, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp n/a-n/a (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2051-3380 |
| DOI: |
10.1002/rcr2.1264 |
| Popis: |
Abstract A 54‐year‐old woman with no history of lung disease including bronchial asthma developed left bacterial pleural empyema due to the perforation of a lung abscess in the left lower lobe. Chest tube drainage and antibiotics improved the pleural empyema. Two months following discharge from the hospital, she developed a cough and left chest pain. Chest computed tomography revealed high‐attenuation mucus plugs, atelectasis in the left lower lobe, and an increased peripheral blood eosinophil count. Bronchoscopy revealed a mucoid impaction in B8 of the left lower lobe, confirming the presence of Aspergillus fumigatus. A diagnosis of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis was made, and treatment with oral prednisolone was initiated, resulting in the resolution of the mucus plugs and improvement of atelectasis. |
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