Korean J Otolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.
2003 Sep;46(9):783-786.
A Case of Invasive Tracheobronchial Aspergillosis Inducing a Respiratory Failure in Immunocompromised Patient
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- 1Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. entckj@catholic.ac.kr
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- Aspergillus infection localized to the tracheobronchial tree is an unusual form of invasive aspergillosis in which patients are usually immunocompromised. The infected airway may produce mucosal exudates and become obstructed partially or completely with fungal plugs and pseudomembranes. Microscopically, the superficial portion of the airway wall is acutely inflammed and invaded by fungal hyphae. We recently experienced a case of invasive aspergillus tracheobronchitis that occurred in a 43 year-old woman with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, for which she had received a 2nd consolidation chemotherapy. We report this case with a review of literatures.
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