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Successful Treatment of Aspergilloma With Antifungal Alone: A Case of Conservative Management [PDF]

Respirology Case Reports
Pulmonary aspergilloma can cause life‐threatening haemoptysis. Surgical resection and/or bronchial artery embolization (BAE) are established treatment modalities, but both can be risky in frail patients with comorbidities.
Ad Rian Chong, Khai Lip Ng, Nai‐Chien Huan, Nur Husna Mohd Aminudin, Raja Nor Adilla Raja Rahaizat, Kasuma Mohamed Nordin   +5 more
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A Case of Bronchoscopic Removal of Aspergilloma in Patients With Non‐Surgical Indications [PDF]

Respirology Case Reports
A 76‐year‐old man was diagnosed with aspergilloma in the left upper lobe. Due to advanced age and recurring colon cancer, surgery was not an option. The aspergilloma was removed with biopsy forceps.
Takatoshi Tetsuka, Yusuke Nakamura, Yuto Goto, Sunao Mikura, Nana Yazawa, Hiromichi Suzuki, Yasuo Shimizu, Seiji Niho   +7 more
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Endobronchial Aspergilloma [PDF]

Respirology Case Reports
Bronchial aspergilloma, an uncommon subtype of pulmonary aspergilloma, likely developed in the main bronchus due to airflow stagnation and dryness following lobectomy.
So Shimamura, Nozomu Takahashi, Kenta Homma, Tsukasa Satoh, Satoshi Furuya, Hiroki Ohkoshi, Yuki Hoshino, Yoshinori Uchida, Masafumi Saiki, Shinnosuke Ikemura, Kenzo Soejima   +10 more
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Cavernostomy x Resection for Pulmonary Aspergilloma: A 32-Year History [PDF]

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2011
Background The most adequate surgical technique for the treatment of pulmonary aspergilloma is still controversial. This study compared two groups of patients submitted to cavernostomy and pulmonary parenchyma resection.
Vilhena Alyne F, Alves Carla MS, Amaral Nilson F, Resende Jose S, Cesar Jorge MS, Silva Frederico L   +5 more
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Detection of Aspergilloma Disease Using Feature-Selection-Based Vision Transformers [PDF]

Diagnostics
Background: Aspergilloma disease is a fungal mass found in organs such as the sinuses and lungs, caused by the fungus Aspergillus. This disease occurs due to the accumulation of mucus, inflamed cells, and altered blood elements.
Siyami Aydın, Mehmet Ağar, Muharrem Çakmak, Mustafa Koç, Mesut Toğaçar   +4 more
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Pulmonary aspergilloma after previous COVID-19: a case report and a literature review [PDF]

Клиническая микробиология и антимикробная химиотерапия, 2023
Pulmonary aspergillosis has always been considered as a disease that occurs in patients with certain risk factors for its development. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that fungal complications are common in patients without aspergillosis risk factors ...
Ovsyannikov N.V., Bilevich O.A., Berezhnoy V.G., Romanovskaya E.V., Zyatkov I.N., Minkovich O.P., Eshtokin D.I.   +6 more
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Clinical manifestations and treatment outcomes of pulmonary aspergilloma

Heart Vessels and Transplantation, 2023
Objective: In developing countries like India where tuberculosis is highly prevalent, the incidence of pulmonary aspergilloma is also high. Mortality and morbidity associated with surgical treatment of aspergilloma in previous studies has discouraged ...
Kiran Ganta, Popuri Madan, Amulya Cherukumudi   +2 more
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Beyond the skin – A rare case of primary pulmonary melanoma and endobronchial aspergilloma

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2022
Melanoma is an aggressive skin tumor, but it may be present in other locations. Primary lung melanoma and endobronchial aspergilloma are rare entities.The authors report a case of a 72-year-old, asthmatic woman, with worsening of her respiratory ...
Carina Rôlo Silvestre, Maria Cavaco, André Nunes, Ricardo José Cordeiro, Carolina Torres, Analisa Ribeiro, Natália André, Teresa Falcão, Francisco Félix, António Carlos Domingos   +9 more
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The therapeutic dilemma in pre-transplant asymptomatic aspergilloma: A case report and review of literature

Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, 2021
Aspergillus species are ubiquitous, and inhalation of infectious conidia is not so uncommon. With immunosuppression, it can invade adjacent structures and lead to widespread invasive disease.
Vijoy Kumar Jha, Debasish Mahapatra, Parthasarathi Ghana, Anantharam Jairam, Pragya Sharma   +4 more
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Coexistence of human immunodeficiency virus, active pulmonary tuberculosis, and aspergilloma: A rare entity

International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2022
Tuberculosis (TB) constitutes a significant burden of infectious diseases worldwide. TB and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) coinfection potentiate each other, which has a negative impact on the disease progression. Aspergillus colonizing a preexisting
Sneha Leo, Ravindrachari Mulkoju, Manju Rajaram, Bheemanathi Hanuman Srinivas   +3 more
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