Proven invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in the early clinical course of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome: Importance of an early diagnosis

Gil Myeong Seong; Jeong Rae Yoo; Joong-Goo Kim; Chang Lim Hyun; Misun Kim; Hyun Joo Oh; Keun Hwa Lee

doi:10.1016/j.jmii.2020.12.016

Proven invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in the early clinical course of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome: Importance of an early diagnosis

J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2021 Aug;54(4):763-765. doi: 10.1016/j.jmii.2020.12.016. Epub 2021 Jan 28.

Authors

Gil Myeong Seong¹, Jeong Rae Yoo², Joong-Goo Kim³, Chang Lim Hyun⁴, Misun Kim⁵, Hyun Joo Oh⁵, Keun Hwa Lee⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, South Korea.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, South Korea. Electronic address: mdyoojr@gmail.com.
³ Department of Neurology, Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, South Korea.
⁴ Department of Pathology, Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, South Korea.
⁵ Department of Internal Medicine, Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju, South Korea.
⁶ Department of Microbiology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.

PMID: 33549478
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2020.12.016

No abstract available

Keywords: Bronchoscopy; Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis; Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome; Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aspergillosis / diagnosis
Bronchoscopy / methods
Early Diagnosis
Female
Humans
Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis / complications
Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis / diagnosis*
Lung / diagnostic imaging
Middle Aged
Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome / complications
Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome / diagnosis*
Thorax / diagnostic imaging