Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis Invaded to Thoracic Vertebra in a Immunocompetent Host: A case report.
- Author:
Hyuck KIM
1
;
Ki Chun CHUNG
;
Ji Kwon PARK
;
Won Sang CHUNG
;
Young Hak KIM
;
Jung Ho KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Korea. wschung@hanyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Aspergillosis, lung;
Spinal cord;
Neurologic injury
- MeSH:
Aspergillosis;
Drug Therapy;
Humans;
Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis*;
Organ Transplantation;
Pulmonary Aspergillosis;
Spinal Cord;
Spine*;
Transplants
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2004;37(12):1022-1024
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pulmonary aspergillosis is the most common disease of fungal infection and has lower infectivity. Pulmonary aspergillosis is classified by aspergilloma, bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, necrotic and invasive aspergillosis. Invasive aspergillosis is found in immune compromised host, immunosuppressive treatment after organ transplantation, anticancerous chemotherapy, blood abnormality, AIDS patients etc. We reported a case of invasive aspergillosis in an immunocompetent host, with review of literatures.
