[Completion pneumonectomy for pulmonary aspergillosis with hyper immunoglobulin-E syndrome]

Kyobu Geka. 2006 Mar;59(3):221-4.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 22-year-old man was admitted to the department of pediatrics of our institute in February 2005, because of pulmonary aspergillosis. He had been diagnosed as hyper immunoglobulin-E syndrome in infancy, and repeated pulmonary infectious desease, such as pulmonary aspergillosis. He received art of right upper lobectomy by pulmonary aspergillosis at the age of 17. In February 2005, he had hemosputum and the chest X-ray showed a giant cavity with niveau in the right lung. In spite of medical treatment by antibiotics and antimycotics, the lesion rapidly increased in size. Therefore, right completion pneumonectomy and omentopexy around the bronchial stump was done. His postoperative course was uneventful.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aspergillosis / etiology
  • Aspergillosis / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Hypergammaglobulinemia / complications*
  • Hypergammaglobulinemia / immunology
  • Immunoglobulin E*
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal / etiology
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal / surgery*
  • Male
  • Pulmonary Surgical Procedures / methods

Substances

  • Immunoglobulin E