A case of pulmonary alternariosis complicated with aspergillosis

VernacularTitle:肺部链格孢霉合并曲霉菌感染1例
Author: Yixin TAN ¹ ; Min SONG ; Hong PENG ; Wei GUO ; Qianhui ZHOU ; Yaomei LONG ; Man LUO ; Ping CHEN
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1. 中南大学湘雅二医院皮肤科
Keywords: alternariosis; aspergillosis; lung
From: Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences) 2017;42(9):1122-1128
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: A 61-year-old woman with pulmonary alternariosis and aspergillosis was reported.The patient presented with recurrent hemoptysis and cough for 3 years.Alternaria was identified by fungal culture.Biopsy specimen showed pulmonary aspergillosis.The patient had been treated with voriconazole at 400 mg/d through intravenous guttae for 7 days,and then switched amphotericin B at 25 mg/d through intravenous guttae for 11 days.The patient was treated with voriconazole at 400 mg through oral when she was discharged from hospital.After the treatment,the clinical symptoms ofhemoptysis and cough were recovered,and the lung CT examinations showed normal.