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Bronchoscopic and CT findings of invasive tracheobronchial and pulmonary aspergillosis in patients without immunodeficiency

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Journal Title:
CHINESE JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES
Issue:
6
DOI:
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-0939.2009.06.011
Key Word:
曲霉菌病;支气管镜检查;体层摄影术,X线计算机;Aspergillosis;Bronchoscopy;Tomograpby,X-ray computed

Abstract: Objective To explore the bronchoscopic and CT findings of invasive tracheobronchial and pulmonary aspergillosis in patients without immunodeficiency. Methods Clinical data and bronchoscopic and CT findings of 6 patients with tracheobronchial and pulmonary aspergillosis were reviewed from January 2004 to August 2008. Results All the patients had no immunodificiency diseases. The bronchoscopic findings mostly presented in 2 forms: single endobronchial nodule and ulcerative or pseudomembranous tracheobronchitis. The lesions were diffusely distributed or localized. Chest CT showed tracheal or bronchial wall thickening in the early stage, and with disease progression, local consolidation or multiple nodules and cavitation became the most common findings. The nodules and cavities were predominantly peribronchial. A solitary nodule was found in 2 patients. All the cases had been misdiagnosed as other diseases, and repeated courses of antibiotics or corticosteroids had been tried. Conclusions Ulcerative or pseudomembranous tracheobronchitis and single nodule are the most common bronchoscopic fingdings of invasive tracheobronchial aspergillosis. Local consolidation, multiple nodules and cavitation with predominantly peribronchial distribution are the most common CT fingdings.

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