[Aspergillus niger responsible for a tracheo-oesophageal fistula in an immunocompetent patient]

Rev Pneumol Clin. 2009 Oct;65(5):297-9. doi: 10.1016/j.pneumo.2009.03.007. Epub 2009 Jun 11.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Tracheal or bronchial aspergillar locations are rare. They are mainly found in patients with general or localised immune deficiency. The authors report the case of a 53-year-old Vietnamese immunocompetent patient without any factors of risk who suddenly came down with a perforation syndrome indicating a tracheo-oesophageal fistula. The bronchial samples helped identify Aspergillus niger as the agent incriminated. Surgical treatment associated with an antifungal treatment provided a cure without any recurrence for 3 years.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Aspergillus niger / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Immunocompetence*
  • Itraconazole / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pulmonary Aspergillosis / diagnosis*
  • Pulmonary Aspergillosis / drug therapy
  • Pulmonary Aspergillosis / surgery
  • Tracheoesophageal Fistula / diagnosis*
  • Tracheoesophageal Fistula / drug therapy
  • Tracheoesophageal Fistula / microbiology*
  • Tracheoesophageal Fistula / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Itraconazole