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ArticleInternal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)2019

Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis with Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis-like Features.

Hisako Kushima, Hiroshi Ishii, Yoshiaki Kinoshita, Masaki Fujita, Kentaro Watanabe

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Article in Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors.

Hisako KushimaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Fukuoka University Hospital, Japan.
Hiroshi IshiiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Fukuoka University Hospital, Japan.
Yoshiaki KinoshitaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Fukuoka University Hospital, Japan.
Masaki FujitaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Fukuoka University Hospital, Japan.
Kentaro WatanabeDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Fukuoka University Hospital, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 64-year-old man who presented with repeated bouts of pneumothorax was admitted to our hospital because of gradually progressive dyspnea and repeated episodes of a fever. The physiological, radiological and pathological findings were consistent with pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (PPFE). In addition, the serum-specific precipitating antibody for Aspergillus was positive. After the administration of voriconazole, a marked improvement was observed in the imaging and physiological findings. Given this clinical course, we diagnosed the patient with PPFE secondary to aspergillosis. The present case suggests that a therapeutic approach based on the cause of secondary PPFE may improve the prognosis of PPFE.

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Antifungal AgentsChronic DiseaseDyspneaEndocardial FibroelastosisHumansMaleMiddle AgedPneumothoraxPulmonary AspergillosisTreatment OutcomeAntifungal Agentschronic pulmonary aspergillosispleuroparenchymal fibroelastosispulmonary function testvoriconazole

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PMID30568135
PMCPMC6522409

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