Acute community acquired Aspergillus pneumonia in a presumed immunocompetent host

Infection from Aspergillus results in a wide range of diseases from simple Aspergillus pneumonia to fatal invasive Aspergillosis. Though the fungus is known to predominantly affect the immunocompromised host, it has also been known to cause acute pneumonia in immunocompetent hosts which is invariabl...

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Published in:BMJ case reports 2012-05, Vol.2012 (may07 1), p.bcr0920114866-bcr0920114866
Main Authors: Sridhar, Varun, Rajagopalan, Natarajan, C, Shivaprasad, Patil, Mahantesh, Varghese, Jaicob
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use
Asia
Blood
Blood platelets
Bronchoalveolar Lavage
Community-Acquired Infections - diagnosis
Community-Acquired Infections - drug therapy
Diagnosis, Differential
Encephalitis
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Female
Fungi
Herpes viruses
Humans
Illnesses
Indian Subcontinent
Infections
Pneumonia
Pneumonia - diagnosis
Pneumonia - drug therapy
Pneumonia - microbiology
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Pulmonary Aspergillosis - diagnosis
Pulmonary Aspergillosis - drug therapy
Radiography, Thoracic
Unexpected Outcome (Positive or Negative) Including Adverse Drug Reactions
Ventilators
Young Adult
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Summary:Infection from Aspergillus results in a wide range of diseases from simple Aspergillus pneumonia to fatal invasive Aspergillosis. Though the fungus is known to predominantly affect the immunocompromised host, it has also been known to cause acute pneumonia in immunocompetent hosts which is invariably fatal. It presents as an acute pneumonia with bilateral chest infiltrates on radiograph. Early clinical suspicion and microbiological identification by measures such as broncho alveolar lavage and initiation of therapy with voricanozole significantly increase the chances of survival. In this article the authors discuss a case of acute community acquired Aspergillus pneumonia in an immunocompetent host who survived due to early identification and prompt treatment with appropriate antifungal medication.
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr.09.2011.4866