title: Multiple lung abscesses due to Ochroconis gallopavum, a dematiaceous fungus, in a nonimmunocompromised wood pulp worker.
abstract: An occurrence of multiple chronic lung abscesses managed by lobectomy is described. These abscesses were present for 13 years in the patient, a nonimmunocompromised wood pulp worker. The patient had hemoptysis at presentation. The organism isolated was Ochroconis gallopavum, a dematiaceous fungus known to cause disease in immunocompromised patients and epidemic encephalitis in poultry. The fungus is typically found in warm environments and in decaying compost; for this reason, we postulate that his illness was occupationally acquired.
authors.affiliation: Section of Cardiovascular/Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Odell
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Cvitkovich
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Cortese
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: McComb
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000382:microbiology; D014934:Wood