Intracavitary pulmonary aspergilloma: endoscopic aspects

Intracavitary pulmonary aspergilloma: endoscopic aspects

1. Attending Physician. Department of Respiratory Endoscopy, Heart Institute, University of São Paulo School of Medicine Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo, Brazil. 2. Attending Physician. Department of Pulmonology, Heart Institute, University of São Paulo School of Medicine Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo, Brazil. A 49-year-old female patient presented with a diagnosis of parathyroid carcinoma ...

Treatment of pulmonary aspergilloma by endoscopic intracavitary instillation of ketoconazole.

The authors report a case of pulmonary aspergilloma in which a fungus ball was visualized and a biopsy specimen was obtained at fiberoptic bronchoscopy. The fungus ball was successfully treated with bronchoscopic instillation of ketoconazole. It appears that this approach can be useful in the treatment of patients who are high-risk candidates for pulmonary resection.

Some aspects of pulmonary aspergilloma in Portugal.

A Rare Case of Intracavitary Fungus Ball (Aspergilloma) in the Old Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Introduction: Pulmonary fungus ball is a rare complication in pre-existing pulmonary cavitary lesions, due to some chronic pulmonary diseases including tuberculosis, lung abscess and sarcoidosis. Fungus ball is mostly caused by aspergillus. In many patients, fungus ball is asymptomatic, but in a significant number of them it can develop cough and hemoptysis, which may be massive and fatal. The ...

Pulmonary aspergilloma.