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Mycoses ; 53(5): 448-54, 2010 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19496935

ABSTRACT

Aspergillus pleural empyema is a rare but often fatal infection complicating thoracic surgery. Three men and one woman aged 23-47 years were diagnosed with Aspergillus pleural empyema after lung resection. Underlying diseases were lung cancer (n = 2), Hodgkin's disease (n = 1) and thoracic trauma (n = 1). The treatment protocol consisted of systemic anti-fungal treatment with caspofungin and voriconazole, intrapleural application of amphotericin B and surgical debridement with secondary closure of the leaking bronchial stump. Two patients with chronic Aspergillus pleural empyema had been pretreated with itraconazole and/or amphotericin B. Two patients were treated with a thoracostoma. Two patients had undergone pneumonectomy for previously diagnosed pulmonary aspergillosis. Caspofungin was given for 13-60 days, Voriconazole for up to 100 days. Surgical debridement was performed in all cases and in two cases the created thoracostoma was closed during a second surgical procedure. Aspergillus PCR using blood samples, bronchoalveolar lavage or aspiration fluid was used for monitoring. All four patients had complete clinical and microbiological remission. Our case series shows promising results and underscores the importance of a combined therapeutic approach for Aspergillus pleural empyema consisting of anti-fungal treatment and surgery. Voriconazole and caspofungin seem to be a suitable combination for this infection.


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Antifungal Agents/therapeutic use , Aspergillosis/drug therapy , Aspergillosis/surgery , Echinocandins/therapeutic use , Empyema, Pleural/drug therapy , Empyema, Pleural/surgery , Pneumonectomy/adverse effects , Pyrimidines/therapeutic use , Triazoles/therapeutic use , Adult , Aspergillosis/diagnosis , Aspergillosis/microbiology , Caspofungin , Drug Therapy, Combination , Empyema, Pleural/diagnosis , Empyema, Pleural/microbiology , Female , Humans , Lipopeptides , Male , Middle Aged , Treatment Outcome , Voriconazole
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Am Surg ; 73(5): 492-7, 2007 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17521006

ABSTRACT

Group Milleri streptococci (GMS), a heterogeneous group of streptococci, are associated with purulent infections. This study was a retrospective analysis of all consecutive thoracic infections of GMS between 2001 and 2004. Of 246 surgical GMS infections, thoracic infections accounted for 4.5 per cent, including 10 pleural infections (eight empyemas and two infected pleural effusions) and one mediastinal infection. The etiology of pleural infection was parapneumonic (7), second to esophageal perforation (1), liver transplantation (1), and liver resection (1). Polymicrobial infections were present in 64 per cent. All patients underwent removal of the infected masses, including drainage (3), thoracoscopic decortication (5), thoracotomy with debridement (2), and incision with drainage (1). The case fatality rate was 9 per cent (there was one patient with congestive heart disease unfit to undergo surgical empyema evacuation) and the recurrence rate was 27.3 per cent (three patients). Combined antibiotic/surgical treatment was successful in all other cases. GMS isolates were susceptible to clindamycin and all beta-lactam antibiotics except ceftazidime, but were resistant to aminoglycosides. If found intrathoracically, GMS frequently progress to severe empyema. Therefore, timely removal of pleural collection by percutaneous drainage or surgical intervention seems indicated. If surgery is required, thoracoscopic decortication may be the preferred approach.


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Streptococcal Infections/microbiology , Streptococcus milleri Group , Thoracic Diseases/microbiology , Thoracic Surgical Procedures/adverse effects , Aged , Databases, Factual , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Retrospective Studies , Streptococcal Infections/diagnosis , Streptococcal Infections/therapy , Thoracic Diseases/diagnosis , Thoracic Diseases/therapy , Treatment Outcome
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Article in German | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2135257

ABSTRACT

In a clinical statistical evaluation of patients seen in our hospital between 1967 and 1987 a total of 25 cases of facial asymmetry are assessed. The importance of CT scans for diagnosis and treatment planning is emphasized. The histochemical analysis of native cryostat hard bone tissue sections proves the existence of atypical bone remodelling processes in the inner bone surface late in the 3rd decade of life.


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Facial Asymmetry/diagnostic imaging , Facial Asymmetry/therapy , Mandible/abnormalities , Adolescent , Adult , Bone Remodeling , Facial Asymmetry/pathology , Female , Histocytochemistry , Humans , Male , Mandible/diagnostic imaging , Retrospective Studies , Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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