Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine  1995;12(1):135-140

doi:10.12701/yujm.1995.12.1.135

Acute Pulmonary Mycetoma Due to Candida albicans in AML patient.

Jae Kyo LEE ; Mi Soo HWANG ; Mi Jin KIM

Keywords

Candidiasis; Pulmonary fungal infection

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Acute cavitating pulmonary infection with a mycetoma is sometimes occur in immunocompromised patient. Most mycetoma lesions are due to Aspergillus species, and lesion caused by Candida species is rare. So we report an experienced case that pulmonary and rib infection caused by Candida species-'in -AML patient and complete remission with previous reports.