title: [Emphysematous bulla with effusion due to Aspergillus infection; report of a case].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hachinohe City Hospital, Hachinohe, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimada
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Katayama
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Itabashi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001768:Blister / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055732:Pulmonary Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications*; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000209:etiology*