[Usefulness of percutaneous instillation of antifungal agents for pulmonary aspergilloma].
We studied the usefulness of percutaneous instillation of antifungal agents for treatment of pulmonary aspergilloma. The subjects were six patients, four males and two females, with a mean age of 69 years (range, 45 to 90 years). In all cases, radiography revealed a fungus ball or thickened cavity wall in residual tuberculous cavities. The patients had clinical symptoms including hemoptysis, fever, cough and sputum, and most of them showed severe emaciation, anemia, hypoalbuminemia and hypoxia. Miconazole or fluconazole was instilled through an indwelling catheter inserted percutaneously into the cavity from the anterior chest wall or parascapular region under fluoroscopic observation. After treatment with a total dose of 610 to 2070 mg over a period of 6 to 18 weeks, clinical symptoms were diminished in all patients and radiographic findings were improved in five. Furthermore, Aspergillus fumigatus, which had been isolated from sputum samples of three patients, was eradicated. According to evaluation of the overall therapeutic effects, this therapy was considered to be effective in five patients, giving an efficacy rate of 83%. No recurrence has been detected in six patients during a mean follow-up of 13 months after treatment. Since percutaneous instillation involves less pain and stress than other kinds of
Shirai
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Department of Respiratory Medicine, Fujieda Municipal Shida General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan.
Taniguchi
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Imokawa
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Sugiura
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Sato
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Genma
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007322:Instillation, Drug; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008825:Miconazole / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008875:Middle Aged
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D008825:Miconazole; D015725:Fluconazole