Surgery for other pulmonary fungal infections, Actinomyces, and Nocardia.
Surgical participation in the management of fungal infections has changed since the advent of effective antimicrobials. Even so, a surgeon may be called on for a variety of reasons, depending on the specific fungal infection and the evolution of thoracic disease. Specific fungal infections are enumerated. Each organism, its clinical picture, and method of diagnosis are briefly described and the medical and surgical management of thoracic disease are discussed.
Department of Surgery, SUNY Downstate, 1158 Church Street, Mobile, AL 36604, USA.
Joseph
J
LoCicero
Jason P
JP
Shaw
Richard S
RS
Lazzaro
D001759:Blastomycosis / Q000601:surgery; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000601:surgery; D003047:Coccidioidomycosis / Q000601:surgery; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000601:surgery; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000601:surgery; D010229:Paracoccidioidomycosis / Q000601:surgery; D013174:Sporotrichosis / Q000601:surgery