Pseudomembranous aspergillus bronchitis in a double-lung transplanted patient: unusual radiographic and CT features.
Pseudomembranous aspergillus bronchitis is considered as an early form of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis, a well-known airway infection in immunocompromised patients. Radiologic features concerning invasive aspergillosis of the airways have been reported. However, we describe here an unusual feature of invasive aspergillus bronchitis, never reported to date, observed in a double-lung transplanted patient. Chest radiograph and CT revealed significant peribronchial thickening without any parenchymal involvement.
Ducreux
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Department of Radiology, Hopital Pasteur, Nice, France.
Chevallier
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Perrin
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Jourdan
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Hofman
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Raffaelli
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Padovani
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D000328:Adult; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001980:Bronchi / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host / Q000276:immunology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000601:surgery; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018192:Lymphangioleiomyomatosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed