Scopulariopsis fungus ball

Ann Thorac Surg. 2002 Sep;74(3):926-7. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(02)03684-6.

Abstract

We report on a 67-year-old woman with a rare Scopulariopsis fungus ball in the right middle lung lobe. Pathologic examinations after right middle lobectomy showed that the lesion contained a moniliaceous mold fungus that was cultured and identified as Scopulariopsis. The patient's postsurgery course was uneventful.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Ascomycota*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal / pathology
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal / surgery*
  • Pneumonectomy*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed