Invasive Aspergillus outbreak in inhalation injury: a case presentation and literature review.
BMC Infect Dis
; 22(1): 386, 2022 Apr 18.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis often occurs in patients with poor immune function, who abuse steroids or broad-spectrum antibiotics, or who use intravenous drugs. Among the Aspergillus genus of pulmonary infection, Aspergillus fumigatus is the most important pathogen, followed by Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger, and Aspergillus terreus. Inhalation injury complicated by Aspergillus infection has atypical clinical manifestations. Diagnosis is difficult, and it is easy to make mistakes in treatment. Moreover, there are few cases of burn inhalation injury complicated with pulmonary Aspergillus. CASE PRESENTATION We report a case of severe burns combined with severe inhalation injury, early pulmonary aspergillosis, and severe respiratory failure due to treatment discontinuation. Through analyzing the processes of diagnosis and treatment in the present case and performing a literature review, we explore feasible diagnosis and treatment plans.CONCLUSIONS:
Early application of a variety of diagnostic measures can be used to identify Aspergillus infection, and targeted anti-infection treatment is likely to reverse a severe adverse prognosis.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Aspergilose
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Aspergilose Pulmonar
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Aspergilose Pulmonar Invasiva
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Humans
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En
Ano de publicação:
2022
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