Abstract
We report a case of necrotizing pneumonia due to Penicillium chrysogenum in a 57-year-old woman operated on for lung cancer. The residual right lower pulmonary lobe was infiltrated by Penicillium chrysogenum. The patient underwent a second pulmonary right lobectomy and was successfully treated with oral itraconazole. To our knowledge, this is the first case of pneumonia due to P. chrysogenum.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / complications
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Female
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Humans
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Immunocompromised Host
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Itraconazole / therapeutic use
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Lung Diseases, Fungal / complications
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Lung Diseases, Fungal / etiology*
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Lung Diseases, Fungal / therapy
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Lung Neoplasms / complications
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Middle Aged
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Necrosis
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Penicillium chrysogenum / isolation & purification
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Penicillium chrysogenum / pathogenicity*
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Pneumonia / complications
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Pneumonia / etiology*
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Pneumonia / therapy
Substances
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Antifungal Agents
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Itraconazole