Airway obstruction caused by penicilliosis: a case report and review of the literature
Arch Bronconeumol. 2015 May;51(5):e25-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.arbres.2014.04.015.
Epub 2014 Jun 25.
[Article in
English,
Spanish]
Affiliations
- 1 Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Tailandia. Electronic address: bss-vb@hotmail.com.
- 2 Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Tailandia.
- 3 Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Tailandia.
Abstract
Penicilliosis is an opportunistic infection in HIV-infected and other immunocompromised patients mostly in Southeast Asia, Southern China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, with respiratory manifestations in about one-third of patients. We report the case of a 26-year-old non-HIV immunocompromised patient presenting with an airway obstruction caused by penicilliosis, together with a review of the literature of this rare condition.
Keywords:
Adult-onset immunodeficiency; Immunocompromised patient; Inmunodeficiencia de inicio en la edad adulta; Paciente inmunodeprimido; Peniciliosis; Penicilliosis.
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MeSH terms
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Adult
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Airway Obstruction / etiology*
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Amphotericin B / therapeutic use
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Bronchoscopy
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Humans
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Immunocompromised Host
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Itraconazole / therapeutic use
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Lung Diseases, Fungal / complications*
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Lung Diseases, Fungal / drug therapy
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Lung Diseases, Fungal / microbiology
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Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / complications
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Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / drug therapy
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Male
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Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / etiology
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Opportunistic Infections / complications*
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Opportunistic Infections / drug therapy
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Opportunistic Infections / microbiology
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Penicillium / isolation & purification*
Substances
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Itraconazole
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Amphotericin B