Pulmonary Mycosis (Moniliasis)

Pulmonary Moniliasis

Treatment of broncho-pulmonary moniliasis by dye inhalation.

Often the picture of pulmonary mycosis is clinically indistinguishable from the clinical and roentgenologic manifestations produced by tuberculosis and certain primary neoplasms. If the sputum is negative for tubercle bacilli and no tumor can be demonstrated by biopsy or cytologic examination, the sputum should be examined for fungi. The following case clearly demonstrates some of the principle...

Concurrent Silicosis and Pulmonary Mycosis at Death

To examine risk for mycosis among persons with silicosis, we examined US mortality data for 1979-2004. Persons with silicosis were more likely to die with pulmonary mycosis than were those without pneumoconiosis or those with more common pneumoconioses. Health professionals should consider enhanced risk for mycosis for silica-exposed patients.

The Serodiagnosis of Moniliasis

Soon after broad spectrum antibiotic drugs became available for therapy, reports appeared in the literature describing moniial infections of the anogenital area and oral mucosa. Cannon (1) reported on the considerable amount of attention being centered upon the problem of the rising frequency of monilial infections in relation to antibiotic therapy. Loh and Baker (2) studied the fecal flora of ...

Moniliasis in acute leukaemia.

The prolonged use of antibiotics, cortisone, or a combination of both has resulted in an increase in infections with monilia. With the recent advances in the treatment of acute leukaemia to include anti-metabolites, corticoids, and antibiotics, an increased incidence of monilial infections might be expected. This paper reports the clinical and necropsy findings in five cases of acute leukaemia ...