Aspergillus Bronchitis at Localised Mucus Plug in an Immunocompetent Patient
Aspergillus tracheobronchitis is a form of invasive aspergillosis that primarily occurs in immunocompromised patients. We report a case of Aspergillus bronchitis in an immunocompetent 55-year-old woman with a mucus plug at the site of localised bronchiectasis. The mucus plug gradually enlarged over 9 years, when the patient exhibited submissive haemoptysis. Bronchial artery embolization, followed by partial lung resection was performed. Pathological and mycological examinations led to the diagnosis of AT caused by <i>Aspergillus udagawae</i>.
Authors
- Yukihiro Horio
- Kazuhito Hatanaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9806-0612)
- Kai Yamazaki
- Shigeaki Hattori
- Tsuyoshi Oguma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5086-9407)
- Kohei Umemoto
- Takashi Yaguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6547-3199)
- Koichiro Asano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9044-3061)
- Katsuyoshi Tomomatsu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0506-0323)
- Yoko Ito
- Naoki Hayama
- Kozaburo Sadahiro
Institutions
- Tokai University (JP)
- Chiba University Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Respirology Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.70104
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.79