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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Moribuchi, Hayato, Sato, Rumi, Matsushima, Shuntaro, Tominaga, Masaki, Sasaki, Jun, Nakamura, Masayuki, Sakazaki, Yuki, Nishiyama, Mamoru, Hoshino, Tomoaki, Kawayama, Tomotaka
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7303448/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32418954
http://dx.doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.3857-19
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Sumario: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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