Korean Journal of Medical Mycology  2015;20(3):76-81

doi:10.17966/KJMM.2015.20.3.76

A Case of Candida albicans Pneumonia Diagnosed by Endobronchial Biopsy.

Yerim PARK 1 ; Eun Hee SONG ; Yoon Kyou PARK ; Haksoo KIM ; Jaemin LIM ; Gilhyun KANG ; Jun Hee WOO

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Keywords

Candida pneumonia; Candida albicans

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

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.