Acute tracheobronchitis caused by Aspergillus: case report and imaging findings.
Acute tracheobronchitis is a rare manifestation of invasive aspergillosis, generally occurring in severely immunocompromised patients. The authors report the case of a patient presenting with this condition after bone-marrow transplantation, with emphasis on tomographic findings.
MD, Researcher, Radiology Department - Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Katia Hidemi
KH
Nishiyama
MD, Resident, Radiology Department - Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Esther de Alencar Aripe
Ede A
Falcão
MDs, Physician Assistants, Radiology Department - Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Fernando Uliana
FU
Kay
MDs, Physician Assistants, Radiology Department - Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Gustavo Borges Silva
GB
Teles
PhD, Physicians Assistant, Department of Pathology - Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Fabiola Del Carlo
Fdel C
Bernardi
PhD, MD, Radiologist, Head of Unit of Thoracic Radiology, Radiology Department - Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Marcelo Buarque de Gusmão
MB
Funari
Aspergillosis; Immunocompromised host; Tracheal disease