Exogenous lipoid pneumonia complicated by Mycobacterium fortuitum and Aspergillus fumigatus infections.

نویسندگان

  • I Jouannic
  • B Desrues
  • H Léna
  • M L Quinquenel
  • P Y Donnio
  • P Delaval
چکیده

We report the case of a nonimmunocompromised female patient, who developed exogenous lipoid pneumonia with Mycobacterium fortuitum infection at diagnosis, later followed by Aspergillus fumigatus infection. The association of exogenous lipoid pneumonia with atypical mycobacterial infection is uncommon but well-recognized, but, to our knowledge, association with A. fumigatus infection has not previously been reported.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The European respiratory journal

دوره 9 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1996