Pulmonary adiaspiromycosis: report of two cases


Autoria(s): Santos,Vitorino Modesto dos; Fatureto,Marcelo Cunha; Saldanha,João Carlos; Adad,Sheila Jorge
Data(s)

01/10/2000

Resumo

Two cases of human pulmonary adiaspiromycosis are reported. Patients were 29 and 54-year-old males, farm workers, with "grippe-like" symptoms and radiographic findings suggestive of granulomatous interstitial disease. Transthoracoscopic and transbronchial biopsies were performed. Pulmonary function was measured by spirometry. One patient used ketoconazole. Possibility of misdiagnosed pulmonary adiaspiromycosis is emphasized.

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Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT

Fonte

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.33 n.5 2000

Palavras-Chave #Pulmonary mycosis #Adiaspiromycosis #Emmonsia parva var crescens #Chrysosporium parvum var crescens #Pulmonary biopsy #Spirometry
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journal article