title: [A case of aspergillus bronchitis with effective oral itraconazole].
abstract: A 62-year-old woman with diabetes mellitus and chronic hepatitis C was admitted to our hospital because of fever and productive cough. A thoracic CT scan demonstrated a cavity in the left upper lobe, thickening of the bronchial walls and multiple subpleural infiltrates. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy revealed aspergillus bronchitis. The patient was treated with 200 mg/day of oral itraconazole, but no effect was seen. Treatment with 300 mg/day of oral itraconazole, however, resulted in improvement of the symptoms and resolution of the radiographic abnormalities. We report a rare case of aspergillus bronchitis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Respiratory Medicine, National Sanatorium, Minamikyusyu Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oonakahara
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mizoguchi
authors.forename: Fumiyuki
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Iwami
authors.forename: Masaharu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawabata
authors.forename: Mitsuhiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Osame
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole