title: Necrotizing pneumonia caused by Penicillium chrysogenum.
abstract: We report a case of necrotizing pneumonia due to Penicillium chrysogenum in a 57-year-old woman operated on for lung cancer. The residual right lower pulmonary lobe was infiltrated by Penicillium chrysogenum. The patient underwent a second pulmonary right lobectomy and was successfully treated with oral itraconazole. To our knowledge, this is the first case of pneumonia due to P. chrysogenum.
authors.affiliation: Servizio di Microbiologia Clinica del Dipartimento di Ematologia ed Oncologia, Ospedale Santo Spirito, Pescara e Cattedra di Ematologia, Italy.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: D'Antonio
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Violante
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Farina
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sacco
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Angelucci
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Masciulli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iacone
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Romano
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D010408:Penicillium chrysogenum / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole