[Aspergilloma as a rare cause of hemoptysis].
Reported are 48 cases of aspergilloma underwent surgical treatment. Cardinal symptom was hemoptysis in 26 patients. Because of massive bleeding one patient had to treat by thoracotomy without delay. Specific metabolic properties of the fungus, the situation of the wall and the content of the cavum as well as the genesis of the development of the cavum are discussed in connection with the tendency to hemoptysis.
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Thoraxchirurgische Abteilung im Klinikbereich Vogelsang, Chirurgischen Klinik des Bezirkskrankenhauses, Magdeburg, DDR.
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D000328:Adult; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology
Das Aspergillom als seltene Ursache von Hämoptysen.