Necrotizing pneumonia caused by Penicillium chrysogenum.
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.
D'Antonio
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Servizio di Microbiologia Clinica del Dipartimento di Ematologia ed Oncologia, Ospedale Santo Spirito, Pescara e Cattedra di Ematologia, Italy.
Violante
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B
Farina
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C
Sacco
R
R
Angelucci
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D
Masciulli
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Iacone
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A
Romano
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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
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole