title: Successful treatment of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in an immunocompetent host.
abstract: Immunocompromised individuals are susceptible to pulmonary Aspergillus infection, but invasive Aspergillus infection is extremely rare in the presence of normal immunity. A case of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in an immunocompetent 57-year-old female who was successfully treated with liposomal amphotericin-B is reported here.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Chest Disease and Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gülru
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Polat
authors.forename: Gülcan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Urpek
authors.forename: Ufuk
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Melih
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Büyükşirin
authors.forename: Serpil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karadağ Polat
authors.forename: Servet
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uluer
authors.forename: Gültekin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tibet
mesh_terms: D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001229:Aspergillosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008081:Liposomes; D008875:Middle Aged; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D008081:Liposomes; C068538:liposomal amphotericin B; D000666:Amphotericin B