title: Invasive candidiasis presenting multiple pulmonary cavitary lesions on chest computed tomography.
abstract: We herein report a case of invasive candidiasis presenting rare findings on chest computed tomography (CT). The chest CT scan showed multiple small cavitary lesions and nodules with surrounding ground-glass opacity, and also bilateral pleural effusion. Although this CT finding is thought as specific for pulmonary aspergillosis, two sets of blood culture specimens were drawn which yielded Candida albicans in our case. Antifungal therapy was started and the chest CT findings showed a remarkable improvement. To our knowledge, this is the first case report describing multiple pulmonary cavitary lesions in invasive candidiasis.
authors: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Iizuka Hospital, 3-83 Yoshiomachi, Iizuka, Fukuoka, 820-0018 Japan.
authors: Yuichiro
authors: Y
authors: Yasuda
authors: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Iizuka Hospital, 3-83 Yoshiomachi, Iizuka, Fukuoka, 820-0018 Japan ; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Tokyo, Bunkyo-Ku 113-8421 Japan.
authors: Kazunori
authors: K
authors: Tobino
authors: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Iizuka Hospital, 3-83 Yoshiomachi, Iizuka, Fukuoka, 820-0018 Japan.
authors: Mina
authors: M
authors: Asaji
authors: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Iizuka Hospital, 3-83 Yoshiomachi, Iizuka, Fukuoka, 820-0018 Japan.
authors: Yoshikazu
authors: Y
authors: Yamaji
authors: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Iizuka Hospital, 3-83 Yoshiomachi, Iizuka, Fukuoka, 820-0018 Japan.
authors: Kosuke
authors: K
authors: Tsuruno
keywords: Canididemia; Computed tomography; Invasive candidiasis; Pulmonary cavity