Necrotizing bronchial aspergillosis as a cause of hemoptysis in sarcoidosis.
The case history is presented of a patient with recurrent massive hemoptysis caused by necrotizing bronchial aspergillosis associated with sarcoidosis. The involved segments (right IX and X) were resected for treatment of the life-threatening hemoptysis. Histologic examination of the resected specimen confirmed the diagnosis. Necrotizing bronchial aspergillosis is a rare variant form of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis and has not been described previously as a cause of hemoptysis in sarcoidosis.
Fujimura
M
M
Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa, Japan.
Ishiura
Y
Y
Kasahara
K
K
Amemiya
T
T
Myou
S
S
Hayashi
Y
Y
Watanabe
Y
Y
Takazakura
E
E
Nonomura
A
A
Matsuda
T
T
D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology*; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D012008:Recurrence; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications*