Spontaneous pleural aspergillosis in an immunocompetent young adult treated with minimally invasive surgery

Spontaneous pleural aspergillosis in an immunocompetent young adult treated with minimally invasive surgery

Spontaneous cases of pleural aspergillosis in healthy adults are rare, and the optimal therapeutic approach has not been established. Here we report a rare case of spontaneous pleural aspergillosis in an otherwise healthy young adult. Two-stage surgery with decortication and cavernostomy, followed b...

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Main Authors: Hiromi Ichikawa, Ryoichiro Doi, Keitaro Matsumoto, Koichi Tomoshige, Masataka Hirabaru, Ryusuke Machino, Tomohiro Obata, Satoshi Mizoguchi, Junji Irie, Tomoshi Tsuchiya, Takeshi Nagayasu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Subjects:
Pleural aspergillosis
Aspergillus empyema
Spontaneous pneumothorax
Decortication
Cavernostomy
Minimally invasive surgery
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007123000643

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