Primary pulmonary aspergilloma: case report and review of the literature.
We describe a patient with acute leukemia who developed a primary aspergilloma. A combination of surgical resection and parenteral amphotericin B cured the lesion. The pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of primary pulmonary aspergilloma are reviewed.
D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications*; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D011013:Pneumonectomy
D000666:Amphotericin B