A Rare Presentation of Invasive Aspergillosis: An Asymptomatic Man with an Abscess Localized to a Parietal Pleura.
Aspergillus
abscess
empyema
fungal infection
pulmonary aspergillosis
Journal
Acta medica Okayama
ISSN: 0386-300X
Titre abrégé: Acta Med Okayama
Pays: Japan
ID NLM: 0417611
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2022
Aug 2022
Historique:
entrez:
19
9
2022
pubmed:
20
9
2022
medline:
23
9
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Aspergillosis is an infection caused by Aspergillus species, and it manifests in various clinical presentations. We describe the case of a 73-year-old man with a small area of thickening on the thoracic wall detected by computed tomography. Surgical resection confirmed the diagnosis of an Aspergillus abscess. We report this case in view of the rarity of Aspergillus abscess localized to a parietal pleura without any signs of lung parenchymal involvement. After a thorough literature review, we consider this could be the first report of this manifestation. Accumulation of similar cases will be necessary to help spread recognition of this condition.
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
485-488Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.
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