Candida species is indigenous fungus of healthy individuals, and frequently found in sputum culture. Candida isolation from the respiratory tract is not generally considered as a marker of lung infection, and definitive diagnosis of Candida pneumonia is confirmed by tissue biopsy. A few cases of Candida pneumonia pathologically confirmed by transthoracic needle aspiration of mycetoma have been reported. In Korea, a case of Candida pneumonia diagnosed by bronchial washing and blood culture was reported, but there is no case report diagnosed by biopsy. We report a case of Candida pneumonia diagnosed by endobronchial biopsy, and antifungal therapy resulted in successful resolution of the pneumonia.
Biopsy* ; Candida albicans* ; Candida* ; Diagnosis ; Fungi ; Korea ; Lung ; Mycetoma ; Needles ; Pneumonia* ; Respiratory System ; Sputum

Calcifying aponeurotic fibroma is a rare soft tissue tumor that occurs in the distal extremities of children and adolescents. We report ultrasound and X-ray findings of a calcifying aponeurotic fibroma in the finger of a 36-year-old woman, associated with distal phalangeal bone involvement.
Adult ; Bone Neoplasms/*radiography/surgery/*ultrasonography ; Calcinosis/*radiography/surgery/*ultrasonography ; Female ; Fibroma/*radiography/surgery/*ultrasonography ; *Fingers ; Humans ; Soft Tissue Neoplasms/*radiography/surgery/*ultrasonography ; Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color