Fulminant Tracheobronchial Aspergillosis in an Apparently Healthy Adult

A 56-year-old healthy man who was a current smoker died from fulminant tracheobronchial aspergillosis despite a month of treatment with a combination of intravenous anti-fungal agents that had been started immediately after the diagnosis. This case report is important for understanding and managing...

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Published inInternal Medicine Vol. 59; no. 10; pp. 1295 - 1298
Main Authors Hoshino, Tomoaki, Kawayama, Tomotaka, Moribuchi, Hayato, Sato, Rumi, Nakamura, Masayuki, Sakazaki, Yuki, Nishiyama, Mamoru, Sasaki, Jun, Tominaga, Masaki, Matsushima, Shuntaro
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine 15.05.2020
Japan Science and Technology Agency
Subjects
Aspergillosis
Case Report
fulminant
healthy individual
Internal medicine
Intravenous administration
tracheobronchial aspergillosis
tracheobronchial aspergillosis
fulminant
healthy individual
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ISSN0918-2918
1349-7235
1349-7235
DOI10.2169/internalmedicine.3857-19

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Summary:A 56-year-old healthy man who was a current smoker died from fulminant tracheobronchial aspergillosis despite a month of treatment with a combination of intravenous anti-fungal agents that had been started immediately after the diagnosis. This case report is important for understanding and managing fulminant Aspergillus infections in healthy subjects, although the pathogenesis and underlying pathways are still unknown.
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Correspondence to Dr. Tomotaka Kawayama, kawayama_tomotaka@med.kurume-u.ac.jp
ISSN:0918-2918
1349-7235
1349-7235
DOI:10.2169/internalmedicine.3857-19