title: Lung abscess caused by Paecilomyces lilacinus.
abstract: We report the case of a 57-year-old man who was referred to our department for further investigation of an abnormal chest shadow. Radiography on admission demonstrated a coin lesion in the right hilum. To make a final diagnosis, right middle lobectomy was performed and the mass was revealed to be a fungal abscess. Further examination confirmed that the fungus was Paecilomyces lilacinus. This is the first reported case of lung abscess caused by P. lilacinus in an otherwise healthy person.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Society, Wakayama Medical Center, Wakayama, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yokomise
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tamura
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis; D010143:Paecilomyces; D003074:Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*