Case report. Chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis in a non-neutropenic patient treated with liposomal amphotericin B.
Chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis is a rare infection encountered mainly in immunocompromised patients. We present the case of a young woman where the diagnosis of chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis was established after an open biopsy of the right lung. Liposomal amphotericin B was administered postoperatively for 10 days with moderate success. In a concise review we summarize the basic notions of chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis.
Filippou
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N
Papachristou
K
K
Ilias
I
I
Pefanis
A
A
Papaleftheris
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E
Iliopoulos
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I
D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008081:Liposomes; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014054:Tomography
D008081:Liposomes; D000666:Amphotericin B