title: Disseminated pulmonary candidiasis complicating hyperimmunoglobulin E (Job's) syndrome.
abstract: Hyperimmunoglobulin E (Job's) syndrome is a rare disease characterized by recurrent pneumonia and sinusitis, pneumatoceles, chronic dermatitis, and elevated serum levels of immunoglobulin E. In this report, the author presents a case of disseminated pulmonary candidiasis in a young man with hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome. His chest radiograph showed reticulonodular opacities in both lungs. Computed tomography scans revealed multiple pulmonary nodules and hilar and mediastinal enlarged lymph nodes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Dokuz Eylül University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey. eyilmaz@deu.edu.tr
authors.forename: Erkan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007589:Job Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed