Pseudomembranous Aspergillus Tracheobronchitis in an Immunocompetent Patient.

Cha, Seung Ick; Shin, Kyung Min; Yoo, Seung Soo; Jeong, Ji Yun; Yoon, Ghil Suk; Lee, Shin Yeop; Kim, Chang Ho; Park, Jae Yong; Jung, Tae Hoon

doi:2008.65.5.400

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 65(5); 2008 > Article

Case Report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2008;65(5):400-404.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2008.65.5.400 Published online November 1, 2008.

Pseudomembranous Aspergillus Tracheobronchitis in an Immunocompetent Patient.

Seung Ick Cha, Kyung Min Shin, Seung Soo Yoo, Ji Yun Jeong, Ghil Suk Yoon, Shin Yeop Lee, Chang Ho Kim, Jae Yong Park, Tae Hoon Jung

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. sicha@knu.ac.kr
²Department of Radiology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
³Department of Pathology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.

Abstract

Aspergillus tracheobronchitis (ATB), a variant of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis, is characterized by extensive tracheobronchitis and pseudomembrane formation. ATB usually occurs in immunocompromised patients with a high fatality rate. We report a case of ATB in a previously healthy patient who responded well to antifungal therapy.

Key Words: Aspergillus, Bronchitis, Immunocompetence