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ArticleBMC pulmonary medicine2020

A case report of aspergillosis accompanied by saccular bronchodilation after bronchial thermoplasty in a 19-year-old woman.

Shinji Sasada, Kenshiro Ohmura, Tomoyo Oguri, Yutaro Fujimoto, Saori Murata, Yumi Tsuchiya, Kota Ishioka, Saeko Takahashi, Morio Nakamura, Masahiro Kaji

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Article in BMC pulmonary medicine, 2020. 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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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shinji SasadaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital, 1-4-17 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-0073, Japan. sasastaf@hotmail.co.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7374-2983
Kenshiro OhmuraDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Tomoyo OguriDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital, 1-4-17 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-0073, Japan.
Yutaro FujimotoDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital, 1-4-17 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-0073, Japan.
Saori MurataDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital, 1-4-17 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-0073, Japan.
Yumi TsuchiyaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital, 1-4-17 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-0073, Japan.
Kota IshiokaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital, 1-4-17 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-0073, Japan.
Saeko TakahashiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital, 1-4-17 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-0073, Japan.
Morio NakamuraDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital, 1-4-17 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-0073, Japan.
Masahiro KajiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Saiseikai Central Hospital · JPSt. Marianna University School of Medicine · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFungal infections are rarely reported as a complication of bronchial thermoplasty (BT) in patients without immunosuppressive comorbidity. CASE PRESENTATION: A 19-year-old woman college student was admitted to our hospital owing to uncontrolled severe asthma despite using the maximum dose of steroid inhalation. She experienced asthmatic attacks more frequently while cheerleading, which is an extracurricular activity. She received BT because she wanted to continue cheerleading. After the second BT session, she developed more sputum and cough. During the third session, white secretion and saccular bronchodilation appeared in the left lower bronchus. Aspergillus fumigatus was detected in the culture of the bronchial lavage sample, and saccular bronchodilation in the affected bronchus was observed on computed tomography (CT). Five months after the start of oral itraconazole, her subjective symptoms as well as her CT findings improved. Her asthma condition improved enough for the patient to continue cheerleading without exacerbation.

conclusionsIt is necessary to consider the possibility of respiratory tract infections including fungal infections after BT. Detailed observations of the entire bronchus and sample collection for microbial culture are highly recommended.

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Antifungal AgentsAspergillosis, Allergic BronchopulmonaryAspergillus fumigatusAsthmaBronchial ThermoplastyBronchoscopyCoughFemaleHumansItraconazoleTomography, X-Ray ComputedYoung AdultAntifungal AgentsItraconazoleAspergillosisBronchial thermoplastyCase reportSaccular bronchodilationSevere asthma

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PMCPMC7690149
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