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Aspergillus Bronchitis Causing Atelectasis and Acute Respiratory Failure in an Immunocompromised Patient

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Aspergillus tracheobronchitis is an uncommon clinical form of invasive aspergillosis with fungal infection limited entirely or predominately to the tracheobronchial tree. We report a case of Aspergillus fumigatus bronchitis, diagnosed by fiberoptic bronchoscopy, with fungal growth completely occluding the left main bronchus leading to lung collapse and acute respiratory failure in a 60-year-old male with erythroleukemia and profound granulocytopenia.

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  1. Dept. of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Evangelismos Hospital, 45–47 Ipsilandou St., GR-10675 Athens, Greece; Phone: (+30/17) 2-43320, Fax: -16503, e-mail: croutsi@hotmail.com, , , , , , GR

    C. Routsi, A. Prekates & C. Roussos

  2. Dept. of Clinical Microbiology, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece, , , , , , GR

    E. Platsouka & O. Paniara

  3. Dept. of Pathology, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece, , , , , , GR

    D. Rontogianni

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Received: October 9, 2000 · Revision accepted: March 27, 2001

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Routsi, C., Platsouka, E., Prekates, A. et al. Aspergillus Bronchitis Causing Atelectasis and Acute Respiratory Failure in an Immunocompromised Patient. Infection 29, 243–244 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-001-1148-0

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