title: Ankylosing spondylitis with mycetoma case treated with oral itraconazole.
abstract: Pleuropulmonary involvement is an uncommon event in the course of ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Apical fibrosis, interstitial infiltrates, and pleural thickening were considered to be the main patterns. However, the presence of cavity is very rare in AS. Here, we report an AS case with aspergilloma, which has been successfully treated with itraconazole.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Konya Education and Research Hospital, Meram Yeniyol, Meram, 42100, Konya, Turkey. tahabekci@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Taha
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bekci
authors.forename: Recep
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kesli
authors.forename: Recep
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kelsi
authors.forename: Emin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Maden
authors.forename: Orhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ozbek
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012074:Remission Induction; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole
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