[Pneumothorax as a complication of chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis].
A 65-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who had frequently been treated with prednisone for recurrent exacerbations was admitted to hospital with a pneumothorax. This proved to be a complication of a chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis. Despite maximal therapy the patient died 15 months after diagnosis from total respiratory insufficiency, the end stage of the bullous emphysema.
van Klink
H C J
HC
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum, afd. Longziekten, Postbus 9600, 2300 RC, Leiden. h.c.j.van-klink@lumc.nl
Stolk
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D000368:Aged; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000150:complications; D012008:Recurrence; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology