Aspergilloma formation in cavitary sarcoidosis

Aspergilloma formation in cavitary sarcoidosis

Pulmonary cavitation is rather uncommon in patients with sarcoidosis, and aspergilloma is even more uncommon in such cases. Here, we present the case of a 63-year-old female patient with cavitary lung disease who had been under treatment for TB for 9 months. A diagnosis of pulmonary sarcoidosis was established based on the fiberoptic bronchoscopy finding of noncaseating granuloma. Treatment with corticosteroids led to a dramatic improvement in symptoms. While under treatment for sarcoidosis, the patient developed an aspergilloma. She presented immediate skin test reactivity to Aspergillus fumigatus, as well as positivity for A. fumigatus serum precipitins. This is the first reported case of aspergilloma formation in a patient with cavitary sarcoidosis in India.

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Main Authors: Panjabi,Chandramani, Sahay,Sandeep, Shah,Ashok
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2009
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spelling oai:scielo:S1806-371320090005000152009-06-15Aspergilloma formation in cavitary sarcoidosisPanjabi,ChandramaniSahay,SandeepShah,Ashok Sarcoidosis, pulmonary Aspergillosis Medical records Pulmonary cavitation is rather uncommon in patients with sarcoidosis, and aspergilloma is even more uncommon in such cases. Here, we present the case of a 63-year-old female patient with cavitary lung disease who had been under treatment for TB for 9 months. A diagnosis of pulmonary sarcoidosis was established based on the fiberoptic bronchoscopy finding of noncaseating granuloma. Treatment with corticosteroids led to a dramatic improvement in symptoms. While under treatment for sarcoidosis, the patient developed an aspergilloma. She presented immediate skin test reactivity to Aspergillus fumigatus, as well as positivity for A. fumigatus serum precipitins. This is the first reported case of aspergilloma formation in a patient with cavitary sarcoidosis in India.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e TisiologiaJornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia v.35 n.5 20092009-05-01info:eu-repo/semantics/reporttext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132009000500015en10.1590/S1806-37132009000500015
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Aspergilloma formation in cavitary sarcoidosis
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Sahay,Sandeep
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title Aspergilloma formation in cavitary sarcoidosis
title_short Aspergilloma formation in cavitary sarcoidosis
title_full Aspergilloma formation in cavitary sarcoidosis
title_fullStr Aspergilloma formation in cavitary sarcoidosis
title_full_unstemmed Aspergilloma formation in cavitary sarcoidosis
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description Pulmonary cavitation is rather uncommon in patients with sarcoidosis, and aspergilloma is even more uncommon in such cases. Here, we present the case of a 63-year-old female patient with cavitary lung disease who had been under treatment for TB for 9 months. A diagnosis of pulmonary sarcoidosis was established based on the fiberoptic bronchoscopy finding of noncaseating granuloma. Treatment with corticosteroids led to a dramatic improvement in symptoms. While under treatment for sarcoidosis, the patient developed an aspergilloma. She presented immediate skin test reactivity to Aspergillus fumigatus, as well as positivity for A. fumigatus serum precipitins. This is the first reported case of aspergilloma formation in a patient with cavitary sarcoidosis in India.
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