[Disseminated pulmonary adiaspiromycosis. A case report].
A case of thoracoscopic lung biopsy proven diffuse human adiaspiromycosis is reported. The patient, a 26-year-old male farm worker presented with a three-week history of fever, sweating, dyspnea and unproductive cough. Radiographic findings were those of granulomatous pulmonary interstitial disease. Treated with ketoconazole he improved very well, resuming work normal activities a month later.
dos Santos
V M
VM
Departamento de Clínica Médica, Faculdade de Medicina do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, MG.
Santana
J H
JH
Adad
S J
SJ
Lopes
G P
GP
Fatureto
M da C
Mda C
D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001706:Biopsy; D002912:Chrysosporium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007654:Ketoconazole / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D007654:Ketoconazole