Obstructive Pneumonia Associated with Endobronchial Aspergilloma: Successful Treatment with Interventional Bronchoscopy and Antifungals

Endobronchial aspergilloma is a rare disease. A 64-year-old man with severe diabetes mellitus developed a cough and fever and was referred to our hospital. He was diagnosed with obstructive pneumonia associated with endobronchial aspergilloma, underwent interventional bronchoscopy, and was treated w...

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Published inInternal Medicine Vol. 61; no. 17; pp. 2643 - 2647
Main Authors Komatsu, Masamichi, Yasuo, Masanori, Wada, Yosuke, Takata, Munetake, Azuhata, Hisanori, Ikuyama, Yuichi, Akahane, Jumpei, Sonehara, Kei, Ushiki, Atsuhito, Yamamoto, Hiroshi, Hanaoka, Masayuki
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine 01.09.2022
Japan Science and Technology Agency
Subjects
Aspergilloma
aspergillus
Bronchoscopy
Case Report
Cough
Diabetes mellitus
endobronchial aspergilloma
Fever
Internal medicine
interventional bronchoscopy
Pneumonia
interventional bronchoscopy
endobronchial aspergilloma
aspergillus
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Summary:Endobronchial aspergilloma is a rare disease. A 64-year-old man with severe diabetes mellitus developed a cough and fever and was referred to our hospital. He was diagnosed with obstructive pneumonia associated with endobronchial aspergilloma, underwent interventional bronchoscopy, and was treated with antifungals. While the optimal treatment has not been established, interventional bronchoscopy along with systemic antifungals may improve the outcome in such cases.
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Correspondence to Dr.　Masanori Yasuo, yasumasa@shinshu-u.ac.jp
ISSN:0918-2918
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DOI:10.2169/internalmedicine.8202-21