A case of aspergillosis within pulmonary sequestration diagnosed by MDCT.
- Author:
Jung Kyu KIM
1
;
Eugene CHOI
;
Moonjun NA
;
Young Jun CHO
;
Won Young LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejon, Korea. eugene@kyuh.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Bronchopulmonary sequestration;
Multi-detector computed tomography;
Aspergillosis
- MeSH:
Adult;
Angiography;
Aorta, Thoracic;
Arteries;
Aspergillosis*;
Aspergillus;
Bronchopulmonary Sequestration*;
Diagnosis;
Humans;
Hyphae;
Inflammation;
Lung;
Male;
Thorax
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2004;67(Suppl 3):S927-S931
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The bronchopulmonary sequestration is a rare congenital malformation of the lung, concerning about the abnormal feeding systemic artery, needed for invasive angiography for definite diagnosis. This case report is described that patient diagnosed by multi-detectional computed tomography (MDCT) without angiography and combined with aspergillosis within an intralobar seqestration. He was 43-year old male patient with left submandibular mass. On chest PA, abnormal cystic lesion was shown in left lower lung field. There were multiple cysts with internal air-fluid level in left lower lobe on computed tomography. By useing MDCT, we could reconstruct internal structures and feeding artery, arising from thoracic aorta. We could confirm the intralobar bronchopulmonary sequestration. Lobectomy of the left lower lobe was done. On histologic finding, there was intralobar type pulmonary seqestration with chronic inflammation with hyphae of aspergillus species focally.
