[Emphysematous bulla with effusion due to Aspergillus infection; report of a case].
A 30-year-old man was admitted to our hospital due to infectious bulla. His chest X-ray and computed tomography (CT) showed bilateral multiple emphysematous bullae and a left bulla with effusion. He underwent partial lung resection including the bulla with video-assisted thoracic surgery. The bacterial diagnosis of the effusion was infection of Aspergillus. Further, Aspergillus was detected inside the wall in pathological diagnosis. Treatment with itraconazole 100 mg a day was started after surgery, and 6 months later the patient is well without recurrence.
Shimada
K
K
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hachinohe City Hospital, Hachinohe, Japan.
Okamoto
M
M
Katayama
Y
Y
Itabashi
C
C
D000328:Adult; D001768:Blister / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055732:Pulmonary Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications*; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000209:etiology*