- Acute Pulmonary Coccidioidomycosis and Review of Published Cases with Lung Involvement in Korea
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Oh JH, Kim HS, Yoon KT, Kang Y, Min C, Koo SM, Hwang JH, Kim KU
- KMID: 2317780
- Soonchunhyang Med Sci.
- 2015 Dec;21(2):159-163.
- doi: 10.0000/sms.2015.21.2.159
Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal infection caused by Coccidioides immitis. The endemic area is mostly south-western United States. As increasing in overseas travel to endemic areas, the incidence rate has been... -
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- Acute Pulmonary Mycetoma Due to Candida albicans in AML patient
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Lee JK, Hwang MS, Kim MJ
- KMID: 2154986
- Yeungnam Univ J Med.
- 1995 Jun;12(1):135-140.
- doi: 10.12701/yujm.1995.12.1.135
Acute cavitating pulmonary infection with a mycetoma is sometimes occur in immunocompromised patient. Most mycetoma lesions are due to Aspergillus species, and lesion caused by Candida species is rare. So... -
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- The first imported case of pulmonary coccidioidomycosis in Korea
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Jang J, Lee HJ, Lee I, Cho YK, Kim HJ, Sohn KH
- KMID: 648082
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 1999 Apr;14(2):206-209.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.1999.14.2.206
Coccidioidomycosis is an endemic disease found in the southwestern part of North America. Travellers who visit the endemic area may carry the infection. We report a case of pulmonary coccidioidomycosis... -
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- Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis Histologically Mimicking Mucormycosis
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Song JG, Kang SH, Jung BW, Oh HS, Kim MJ, Lee SH
- KMID: 2171368
- Ewha Med J.
- 2016 Apr;39(2):65-68.
- doi: 10.12771/emj.2016.39.2.65
Differential diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis from other pulmonary fungal infections including mucormycosis is important because the treatment is pathogen-dependent. Clinically, invasive aspergillosis is often discriminated from other mold infections on... -
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- Surgery for Pulmonary Fungal Infections Complicating Hematological Malignancies
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Yamamichi , Horio H, Asakawa A, Okui M, Harada M
- KMID: 2424752
- Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
- 2018 Oct;51(5):350-355.
- doi: 10.5090/kjtcs.2018.51.5.350
BACKGROUND: The complication rate of fungal disease is higher among patients with hematological malignancies. We investigated the clinicobacteriological outcomes of resected pulmonary fungal infections complicating hematological malignancies. METHODS: Between 2001 and... -
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- A Protective Mechanism in Lungs of Rats Experimentally Infected with Aspergillus fumigatus
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Mahmoud YA, Al-Ghamdi , Abd El-Zaher EHF
- KMID: 2312609
- Mycobiology.
- 2011 Mar;39(1):40-44.
Aspergillus fumigatus is associated with invasive disease aspergillosis in immunocompromised individuals. The major aim of this study was to investigate the biochemical and immunological responses of male Wistar rats against... -
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- Aspergilloma within intralobar pulmonary sequestration
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Park JY, Won JH, Park JG, Kim CH, Jung TH, Jung MH, Jheon SH, Kang DS
- KMID: 1051564
- Korean J Intern Med.
- 1996 Jun;11(2):183-185.
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- Chronic Cavitary Pulmonary Histoplasmosis in a Non-HIV and Immunocompromised Patient without Overseas Travel History
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Jung EJ, Park DW, Choi JW, Choi WS
- KMID: 2450367
- Yonsei Med J.
- 2015 May;56(3):871-874.
- doi: 10.3349/ymj.2015.56.3.871
Korea is not known as an endemic area for Histoplasma. However, we experienced a case of histoplasmosis in a person who had never been abroad. A 65-year-old female was admitted... -
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- Outcome of Surgical Resection for Invasive Pulmonary Fungal Diseases in Patients with Acute Leukemia
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Kim SH, Choi SM, Lee DG, Park JK, Kwon JC, Park SH, Kim HJ, Lee S, Eom KS, Choi JH, Yoo JH, Min WS
- KMID: 2170317
- Infect Chemother.
- 2010 Dec;42(6):383-390.
- doi: 10.3947/ic.2010.42.6.383
BACKGROUND: In patients with hematologic diseases, surgical resection can be recommended for definite diagnosis, curative treatment, and prevention of complications or redevelopment of invasive pulmonary fungal diseases (IPFD). The purpose... -
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- Pleural Aspergillosis
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Chung HC, Chang J, Ahn CM, Kim SK, Lee WY, Lee DY
- KMID: 693116
- Yonsei Med J.
- 1988 Mar;29(1):84-88.
- doi: 10.3349/ymj.1988.29.1.84
Pleural aspergillosis is an uncommon disease; only 29 cases have reported in the literature since 1958. We reported a patient with a pleural aspergillosis complicated a preexisting chronic empyema. Treatment... -
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- Clinical Manifestations and Treatment Outcomes of Pulmonary Aspergilloma
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Lee SH, Lee BJ, Jung DY, Kim JH, Sohn DS, Shin JW, Kim JY, Park IW, Choi BW
- KMID: 759683
- Korean J Intern Med.
- 2004 Mar;19(1):38-42.
BACKGROUND: Pulmonary aspergilloma usually results from the ingrowth of colonized Aspergillus from a damaged bronchial tree, a pulmonary cyst, or from the cavities of patients with underlying lung diseases. In... -
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- Pulmonary Cryptococcosis: Imaging Findings in 23 Non-AIDS Patients
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Song KD, Lee KS, Chung MP, Kwon OJ, Kim TS, Yi CA, Chung MJ
- KMID: 984894
- Korean J Radiol.
- 2010 Aug;11(4):407-416.
- doi: 10.3348/kjr.2010.11.4.407
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to review the patterns of lung abnormalities of pulmonary cryptococcosis on CT images, position emission tomography (PET) findings of the disease, and the response of lung abnormalities... -
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- Chronic Necrotizing Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis With Elements of Bronchocentric Granulomatosis
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Kim DH, Lee JH, Kim BH, Choi EK, Park JS, Kim KY, Choi YH, Myong NH, Lee KY
- KMID: 1129114
- Korean J Intern Med.
- 2002 Jun;17(2):138-142.
Chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis (CNPA) is an unusual form of pulmonary aspergillosis arising in the setting of mildly immune compromised state or altered local defense system. CNPA rarely shows histological... -
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- A Case of Empyema Necessitatis in a Child
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An YW, Chung EH, Jung MJ, Chang YP, Park YS, Ryu JW, Lee YS
- KMID: 2314406
- Pediatr Allergy Respir Dis.
- 2005 Dec;15(4):446-450.
Empyema necessitatis, which is a rare complications of empyema especially in immunocompromised conditions, extends pus from the thoracic cavity into surrounding soft tissues. The causes of empyema necessitatis are fungal... -
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- Case of Pulmonary Cryptococcosis Mimicking Hematogeneous Metastases in an Immuocompetent Patient: Value of Absent 18F-Fluorodeoxylucose Uptake on Positron Emission Tomography/CT Scan
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Lee CH, Tzao C, Chang TH, Chang WC, Huang GS, Lin CK, Lin HC, Hsu HH
- KMID: 1705472
- Korean J Radiol.
- 2013 Jun;14(3):540-543.
- doi: 10.3348/kjr.2013.14.3.540
The radiologic appearance of multiple discrete pulmonary nodules in immunocompetent patients, with cryptococcal infection, has been rarely described. We describe a case of pulmonary cryptococcosis, presenting with bilaterally and randomly... -
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- ¹â¸F-FDG PET/CT for the Diagnosis of Malignant and Infectious Complications After Solid Organ Transplantation
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Muller N, Kessler R, Caillard S, Epailly E, Hubelé F, Heimburger C, Namer IJ, Herbrecht , Blondet C, Imperiale
- KMID: 2373457
- Nucl Med Mol Imaging.
- 2017 Mar;51(1):58-68.
- doi: 10.1007/s13139-016-0461-6
PURPOSE: Infection and malignancy represent two common complications after solid organ transplantation, which are often characterized by poorly specific clinical symptomatology. Herein, we have evaluated the role of 18F-fluoro-2-deoxy-Dglucose (FDG)... -
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- First Report of Cryptococcus Albidus-Induced Disseminated Cryptococcosis in a Renal Transplant Recipient
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Lee YA, Kim HJ, Lee TW, Kim MJ, Lee MH, Lee JH, Ihm CG
- KMID: 759686
- Korean J Intern Med.
- 2004 Mar;19(1):53-57.
Cryptococcus albidus, a non-neoformans species of the genus Cryptococcus, is generally regarded as a rare cause of disease. There have been only 14 previously reported cases in which this organism... -
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