Endobronchial amphotericin B to treat hemoptysis in an inoperable patient with aspergillosis

Med Mycol Case Rep. 2024 Jan 14:43:100627. doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2024.100627. eCollection 2024 Mar.

Abstract

A 37-year-old man presented with chronic cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis and hemoptysis refractory to systemic antifungal therapy with voriconazole and bronchial artery embolization. Surgical excision was unfeasible due to the patient's refusal of blood transfusions. Ten sessions of intracavitary instillation of amphotericin B via flexible bronchoscopy were then performed. Hemoptysis cessation and aspergilloma resolution were achieved, with no toxicity or side effects, and the clinical benefits were sustained at six months of follow-up.

Keywords: Amphotericin B; Aspergilloma; Flexible bronchoscopy; Hemoptysis; Pulmonary aspergillosis.

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