[Pulmonary aspergilloma appearing early].
A 62-year old smoker and alcoholic woman with chronic obstructive lung disease was admitted for suppurative pneumonia with cavitation and developed an intracavitary aspergilloma less than 2 months after the first signs of pneumonia. In view of the short time elapsed between the aspergilloma and the onset of suppurative pneumonia, 2 possibilities are discussed: either an aspergilloma developed unusually early in the cavity of a recent pulmonary abscess, or the patient had a chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis diagnosed at an early stage, which would account for all the manifestations observed.
Moutet
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Service de Pneumologie et de Réanimation respiratoire, Hôpital Tenon, Paris.
Lioté
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H
Milleron
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B
Malepart
M J
MJ
Akoun
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G
D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000150:complications; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography
Aspergillome pulmonaire d'apparition précoce.