Adiaspiromicose pulmonar humana / Human pulmonary adiaspiromycosis
J. bras. patol. med. lab
;
45(4): 313-316, ago. 2009. ilus
Article
in Portuguese
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| ID: lil-531780
RESUMO
A adiaspiromicose é uma doença fúngica sistêmica que acomete usualmente roedores e raramente atinge o homem. É causada pelo fungo Emmonsia crescens e ocorre após a inalação da forma contagiante (conídios). Embora estas formas não se multipliquem nem se disseminem no organismo humano, induzem uma reação inflamatória crônica granulomatosa de padrão miliar que pode levar a falência respiratória e morte. Apresentamos aqui um caso de adiaspiromicose pulmonar humana em paciente imunocompetente que exibia infiltrado intersticial pulmonar difuso ao exame de imagem e fora diagnosticado mediante biópsia pulmonar.
ABSTRACT
Adiaspiromycosis is a systemic fungal disease that usually affects rodents and rarely infects humans. It is caused by the fungus Emmonsia crescens and occurs after inhalation of its contagious form (conidia). Although these forms neither multiply nor spread in the human body, they cause a chronic granulomatous inflammatory reaction of miliary pattern, which may lead to respiratory failure and death. In this study we present a case of human pulmonary adiaspiromycosis in an immunocompetent patient that showed a diffuse pulmonary interstitial infiltrate diagnosed by pulmonary biopsy.
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Main subject:
Chrysosporium
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Lung Diseases, Fungal
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
J. bras. patol. med. lab
Journal subject:
Pathology
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital São Marcos/BR
/
Universidade Federal do Piauí/BR
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