PULMONARY MYCETOMA DUE TO CANDIDA-ALBICANS - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW

Authors
SHELLY MA POE RH KAPNER LB
Citation
Ma. Shelly et al., PULMONARY MYCETOMA DUE TO CANDIDA-ALBICANS - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW, Clinical infectious diseases, 22(1), 1996, pp. 133-135
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,Immunology,"Infectious Diseases
Journal title
Clinical infectious diseases → ACNP
ISSN journal
10584838
Volume
22
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
133 - 135
Database
ISI
SICI code
1058-4838(1996)22:1<133:PMDTC->2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
A pulmonary mycetoma is a round to oval-shaped mass of fungi situated within a cavity in the lung, Most mycetomas are caused by Aspergillus species. Other fungi have occasionally been reported to cause clinical ly and roentgenographically similar lesions. We report a case of pulmo nary mycetoma caused by Candida albicans. Review of the literature sug gests that pulmonary mycetoma due to this species is uncommon, and whe n it has been suspected, specific documentation has been lacking.