Pulmonary aspergilloma. A report of its occurrence in 2 patients with cyanotic heart disease.
This is an account of our experience with 2 patients with congenital cyanotic heart disease who developed pulmonary aspergillomas. Neither patient had a demonstrable cavity in the lung before the appearance of the fungus ball. Both patients had pulmonary artery-to-superior vena cava shunts, but the aspergilloma was in the ipsilateral lung in one and the contralateral lung in the other. Repeated life-threatening hemoptyses made excision of the lung containing the cavity and fungus ball necessary in both patients.
D000328:Adult; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D003914:Dextrocardia / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery