title: [Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in the course of allergic pulmonary alveolitis].
abstract: 20 years old man with history of acute allergic alveolitis 7 years ago, was admitted to hospital because of dyspnea, fever and cough after massive exposition to organic dust. Corticosteroids were introduced. During 3-weeks treatment respiratory failure progressed. Chest x-ray showed massive bilateral nodular opacities. Antibiotic therapy was not effective. The autopsy revealed invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. Presence of precipitins to aspergillus fumigatus was confirmed postmortem. Diagnostic difficulties are discussed.
authors.affiliation: II Katedry Chorób Wewnetrznych CMUJ w Krakowie.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Libura
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marcinek
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Groch-Gałazka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001229:Aspergillosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: Inwazy jna grzybica kropidlakowa płuc w przebiegu alergicznego zapalenia pecherzyków płucnych.