title: Aspergillus bronchitis causing atelectasis and acute respiratory failure in an immunocompromised patient.
abstract: Aspergillus tracheobronchitis is an uncommon clinical form of invasive aspergillosis with fungal infection limited entirely or predominantly to the tracheobronchial tree. We report a case of Aspergillus fumigatus bronchitis, diagnosed by fiberoptic bronchoscopy, with fungal growth completely occluding the left main bronchus leading to lung collapse and acute respiratory failure in a 60-year-old male with erythroleukemia and profound granulocytopenia.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece. croutsi@hotmail.com
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Routsi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Platsouka
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prekates
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rontogianni
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Paniara
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Roussos
mesh_terms: D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications*; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy