Abstract

FLORES-PONCE, L  and  ARTEAGA-SARMIENTO, P. Chronic cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis. Med. interna Méx. [online]. 2018, vol.34, n.1, pp.152-156. ISSN 0186-4866.  https://doi.org/10.24245/mim.v34i1.1522.

Pulmonary aspergillosis is a fungal infection caused by the fungus Aspergillus. In most cases, it comes from the fumigatus species, a ubiquitous fungus that is acquired by inhaling its spores. The lung is the main organ affected by Aspergillus. Chronic cavitary aspergillosis (previously referred to as complicated aspergilloma) affects immunocompetent patients who develop one or more cavities for several months, usually in the upper lobes, and if they progress they may develop chronic fibrosing forms. This paper reports the case of a female, 67 year-old patient, resident of Mexico City, with a personal history of exposure to passive smoking for 30 years, hypertension under treatment with losartan and amlodipine, without other antecedents of importance. She started her picture 4 months prior to admission with alternating dry cough occasionally with hemoptysis expectoration, as well as intermittent fever. Pulmonary aspergillosis is little common un patients without risk factors and immunocompetent, as in this case, thus, its diagnosis is not easy to suspect and, therefore, the approach must be careful. It is essential that clinicians become familiar with the clinical presentation and diagnostic approach of chronic cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis.

Keywords : Aspergillus; Spores; Pulmonary aspergillosis.

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