Antonogiannaki Elvira-Markella, Proklou Athanasia, Tamiolakis Dimitrios, Vassalou Evangelia, Kondili Eumorfia
Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete.
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2019 May 20;89(2). doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2019.1055.
Invasive Aspergillus tracheobronchitis is a relatively rare form of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis characterized by invasion of the tracheobronchial tree by Aspergillus spp. Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis is predominantly detected in severely immunocompromised patients. Notably however, pulmonary and tracheobronchial cases of invasive aspergillosis have also been reported, particularly in the context of severe malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum. Herein, we present a case of invasive Aspergillus tracheobronchitis in a patient with hairy cell leukemia and previous Plasmodium falciparum infection.
侵袭性曲霉菌性气管支气管炎是侵袭性肺曲霉病的一种相对罕见的形式,其特征是曲霉菌属侵袭气管支气管树。侵袭性肺曲霉病主要在严重免疫功能低下的患者中被检测到。然而,值得注意的是,侵袭性曲霉病的肺部和气管支气管病例也有报道,特别是在由恶性疟原虫引起的严重疟疾的情况下。在此,我们报告一例患有毛细胞白血病且既往有恶性疟原虫感染的患者发生侵袭性曲霉菌性气管支气管炎的病例。