Pulmonary aspergillosis in an immunocompetent and previously healthy patient

Pulmonary aspergillosis in an immunocompetent and previously healthy patient

Pulmonary aspergillosis includes one of the forms of fungal infection due to the genus Aspergillus, and has several modes of clinical presentation that depend on the immunity and comorbidities. The aim of this study was to report on the case of an immunocompetent and previously healthy patient who d...

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Veröffentlicht in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 2011-01, Vol.44 (1), p.124
Hauptverfasser: Mendonça, Divino Urias, Maia, José Geraldo Soares, Araújo, Farley Carvalho, Teixeira, Márcio André Fernandes, Lopes, Matheus Felipe Borges, Sena, Willian Moreira, Machado Filho, Alvaro Hermínio da Silveira
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Sprache:eng ; por
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Adult
Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use
Bronchoscopy
Chronic Disease
Humans
Immune Tolerance
Itraconazole - therapeutic use
Male
Pulmonary Aspergillosis - diagnosis
Pulmonary Aspergillosis - drug therapy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:Pulmonary aspergillosis includes one of the forms of fungal infection due to the genus Aspergillus, and has several modes of clinical presentation that depend on the immunity and comorbidities. The aim of this study was to report on the case of an immunocompetent and previously healthy patient who developed a form of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis, and to make a brief review on the subject.
ISSN:0037-8682
1678-9849
DOI:10.1590/S0037-86822011000100030