Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Complicated with Pseudomembranous Aspergillus Tracheobronchitis in a Patient without Apparent Risk Factors for Invasive Aspergillosis.
Intern Med
; 58(24): 3589-3592, 2019 Dec 15.
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| ID: mdl-31366803
ABSTRACT
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is a tick-borne infectious disease. A 91-year-old woman was admitted to our intensive-care unit with SFTS, and she developed dyspnea with wheezes 5 days after admission. Bronchoscopy showed scattered white mold in her central airway. An airway tissue biopsy and culture of bronchial lavage fluid revealed fungal hyphae in the necrotic tissue, confirmed as Aspergillus fumigatus. She was thus diagnosed with pseudomembranous aspergillus tracheobronchitis. She had no common risk factors for invasive aspergillosis (IA). Patients with SFTS, even those without apparent risk factors for IA, may be at risk of developing IA.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Aspergillosis
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Aspergillus fumigatus
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Tracheitis
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Bronchitis
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Phlebovirus
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Bunyaviridae Infections
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Intern Med
Journal subject:
MEDICINA INTERNA
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Japón