A Case of Candida albicans Pneumonia Diagnosed by Endobronchial Biopsy / 대한의진균학회지

Candida species is indigenous fungus of healthy individuals, and frequently found in sputum culture. Candida isolation from the respiratory tract is not generally considered as a marker of lung infection, and definitive diagnosis of Candida pneumonia is confirmed by tissue biopsy. A few cases of Candida pneumonia pathologically confirmed by transthoracic needle aspiration of mycetoma have been reported. In Korea, a case of Candida pneumonia diagnosed by bronchial washing and blood culture was reported, but there is no case report diagnosed by biopsy. We report a case of Candida pneumonia diagnosed by endobronchial biopsy, and antifungal therapy resulted in successful resolution of the pneumonia.

Several notable problems on pulmonary fungal disease / 中国实用内科杂志

Fungal infection of lung has been a common disease.The complicated clinical manifestations make its diagnosis and treatment difficult.The following should be paid attention to.First,different pulmonary mycosis may have very different clinical characteristics,so the diagnostic standard and therapy should be established accordingly.Second,the proven cases of candida pneumonia are decreasing,probably because of the decreasing needs for biopsies.So candida pneumonia seems still common.Third,different types of endemic pulmonary mycosis have distinguishing characteristics.Some cases could be misdiagnosed as cancers or other diseases,which we should be aware of.