Aspergillus Bronchitis Causing Atelectasis and Acute Respiratory Failure in an Immunocompromised Patient

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C. Routsi1, E. Platsouka2, A. Prekates1, D. Rontogianni3, O. Paniara2, C. Roussos1
1Dept. of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Evangelismos Hospital, 45–47 Ipsilandou St., GR-10675 Athens, Greece; Phone: (+30/17) 2-43320, Fax: -16503, e-mail: [email protected], , GR
2Dept. of Clinical Microbiology, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece, , GR
3Dept. of Pathology, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece, , GR

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Aspergillus tracheobronchitis is an uncommon clinical form of invasive aspergillosis with fungal infection limited entirely or predominately to the tracheobronchial tree. We report a case of Aspergillus fumigatus bronchitis, diagnosed by fiberoptic bronchoscopy, with fungal growth completely occluding the left main bronchus leading to lung collapse and acute respiratory failure in a 60-year-old male with erythroleukemia and profound granulocytopenia.

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