RRC ID |
46954
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Author |
Ishiguro T, Takayanagi N, Saito A, Akiyama K, Wakayama M, Shibuya K, Shimizu Y, Sugita Y, Kamei K.
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Title |
[Allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis due to Schizophyllum commune and Aspergillus fumigatus].
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Journal |
Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi
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Abstract |
A 53-year-old man who had been suffering from asthma presented to our hospital because of abnormal shadows detected on a chest X-ray film during a routine medical examination. A biopsy specimen of a mucus plug obtained by bronchoscopy showed fungal hyphae, eosinophils, and Charcot-Leyden crystals, with evidence of lung tissue eosinophilia. Schizophyllum commune and Aspergillus fumigatus were isolated from his sputum, bronchial washing specimens and the mucus plug. We detected specific immunoglobulin E anti-Aspergillus fumigatus responses and precipitating antibodies against Schizophyllum commune and Aspergillus fumigatus, which led to the diagnosis of allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis caused by both fungi. We gave him fluticasone/salmeterol and itraconazole; thereafter, his symptoms of cough and sputum production and his radiological findings all improved.
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Volume |
49(8)
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Pages |
612-8
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Published |
2011-8-1
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PMID |
21894779
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MeSH |
Aspergillosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary / microbiology*
Aspergillus fumigatus / isolation & purification*
Humans
Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis
Male
Middle Aged
Schizophyllum / isolation & purification*
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Resource |
Pathogenic microorganisms |
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