Chronic hemoptysis: an unusual manifestation of fungal sinusitis.
A woman with chronic hemoptysis as her only complaint had extensive testing and did not respond to antibiotic therapy. Radiologic examination of the sinuses identified a mass which, on surgical exploration, was found to be the result of a fungus, Pseudallescheria boydii. Although this fungus is known to be a cause of epistaxis, this is the first instance in which it has been reported to cause hemoptysis.
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Pulmonary/Critical Care Division, Stony Brook Health Sciences Center, State University of New York at Stony Brook 11794-8172, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008271:Mycetoma; D011541:Pseudallescheria; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*