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Clinical presentation of pulmonary mycetoma in HIV-infected patients.

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OBJECTIVE s: Although pulmonary mycetoma has been well-described in immunocompetent hosts, the only description in HIV-infected patients has been of 10 patients from our institution, from 1992 to 1995. To further investigate the impact of HIV status on the presentation and course of pulmonary

Therapeutic approach in pulmonary mycetoma. Analysis of 27 patients.

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BACKGROUND Pulmonary mycetoma is a characteristic clinical-radiological lesion due to colonization of aspergillus or candida species in pre-existing pulmonary cavities following a number of diseases. METHODS We revisited 27 records of such admitted patients (19 M, 8 F; range age 16-27 yrs) analysing

Post-tuberculosis mycetoma: bronchoscopic removal.

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A 76-year-old male non-smoker presented to our institution with cough and haemoptysis. He had been treated for cavitatory pulmonary Mycobacterium tuberculosis of the right upper lobe 10 years previously. Chest radiograph and subsequent computed tomography (CT) of the chest demonstrated a right upper

Pulmonary allescheriasis: report of a case from Ontario, Canada.

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A case of pulmonary allescheriasis in a 53-year-old woman residing in London, Ontario, Canada, is described. This patient entered the hospital complaining of dyspnea, a productive cough, and pains in the neck and left shoulder. Roentgenograms of the chest revealed a large cavity in the upper lobe of

[A case of lung scedosporiosis successfully treated with monitoring of plasma voriconazole concentration level].

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A 71-year-old man was referred because of fever and productive cough. His chest radiograph showed a large cavitary mass with an intracavitary mycetoma-like lesion in the left middle lung field. We undertook bronchoscopy and CT-guided biopsy, and both bronchial lavage fluid culture and CT-guided

[A pulmonary mycotic sequestrum during invasive aspergillosis].

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2 cases of mycetomas are presented as exceptional manifestations of invasive aspergillosis. Both patients had diagnosis of leukemia and neutropenia, secondary to chemotherapy. The clinical features were subacute and mainly fever, cough, dyspnea and multiple infiltrates with cavitations and balls of

A clinico-radiological study of secondary mycoses in pulmonary tuberculosis.

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Clinical and radiological differences were compared in Fungus positive (74) and negative (66) cases of pulmonary tuberculosis. Cough, expectoration, dyspnoea, and fever were marked in former group than that of latter. Anaemia, leucocytosis, raised ESR, abnormal radiological shadows and mycetoma in

Thoracic sarcoidosis: radiologic-pathologic correlation.

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Sarcoidosis is a systemic disease of unknown etiology with variable presentation, prognosis, and progression. At diagnosis, about 50% of patients are asymptomatic, 25% complain of cough or dyspnea, and 25% have skin lesions (erythema nodosum, lupus pernio, or plaques or scars) or eye symptoms (or

Non-surgical treatment options for pulmonary aspergilloma.

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Aspergilloma, also known as mycetoma or fungus ball, is the most common manifestation of pulmonary involvement by Aspergillus species. The fungal ball typically forms within preexisting cavities of the lungs. Diagnosis requires both radiographic evidence along with serologic or microbiologic

Chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis in pneumoconiosis: clinical and radiologic findings in 10 patients.

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OBJECTIVE To characterize clinical, radiographic, and CT findings of chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis (CNPA) in patients with pneumoconiosis. METHODS We studied 10 patients with pneumoconiosis who were seen at Asahi Rosai Hospital and received a clinical diagnosis of CNPA during a 15-year

Syndromes of invasive fungal sinusitis.

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Invasive fungal sinusitis should be suspected in immunocompromised or diabetic patients who present with acute sinusitis, inflammation of nasal septal mucosa, unexplained fever or cough, or the orbital apex syndrome. Histopathological studies are required to differentiate among these syndromes.

Chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis: a discrete clinical entity.

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We conclude that chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis is a clinical entity which has not usually been recognized as one of the forms of pulmonary disease due to Aspergillus species. Patients are middle-aged, and often have some evidence of impairment of host defenses such as diabetes

Endobronchial aspergilloma-a comprehensive literature review with focus on diagnosis and treatment modalities.

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Endobronchial aspergilloma (EBA) is a rare manifestation of pulmonary infection with Aspergillus spp. Comprised of hyphae, mucus, and cellular debris, the massive fungus overgrowth can lead to obstructive pneumonitis in large airways, manifesting as cough, dyspnea, hemoptysis, or weight loss. The

Streptomyces pneumonia in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus infection: case report and review of the literature on invasive streptomyces infections.

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Streptomyces species are most widely known for their production of antimicrobial substances and, apart from mycetoma, have rarely been reported as a cause of infection. We describe a patient with early human immunodeficiency virus infection who presented with fever, cough, and nodular pulmonary

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