Aspergilloma formation in cavitary sarcoidosis. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Pulmonary cavitation is rather uncommon in patients with sarcoidosis, and aspergilloma is even more uncommon in such cases. Here, we present the case of a 63-year-old female patient with cavitary lung disease who had been under treatment for TB for 9 months. A diagnosis of pulmonary sarcoidosis was established based on the fiberoptic bronchoscopy finding of noncaseating granuloma. Treatment with corticosteroids led to a dramatic improvement in symptoms. While under treatment for sarcoidosis, the patient developed an aspergilloma. She presented immediate skin test reactivity to Aspergillus fumigatus, as well as positivity for A. fumigatus serum precipitins. This is the first reported case of aspergilloma formation in a patient with cavitary sarcoidosis in India.

publication date

  • May 1, 2009

Research

keywords

  • Aspergillosis
  • Aspergillus fumigatus
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal
  • Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 67849104184

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1590/s1806-37132009000500015

PubMed ID

  • 19547859

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 35

issue

  • 5