Korean J Med Mycol.
2015 Sep;20(3):76-81. 10.17966/KJMM.2015.20.3.76.
A Case of Candida albicans Pneumonia Diagnosed by Endobronchial Biopsy
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- 1Gangneung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Department of Internal, Medicine, Gangwon-do, Korea.
- 2Gangneung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Department of Internal, Pathology, Gangwon-do, Korea.
- 3Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Seoul, Korea. thanks1126@hanmail.net
- KMID: 2132872
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.17966/KJMM.2015.20.3.76
Abstract
- Candida species is indigenous fungus of healthy individuals, and frequently found in sputum culture. Candida isolation from the respiratory tract is not generally considered as a marker of lung infection, and definitive diagnosis of Candida pneumonia is confirmed by tissue biopsy. A few cases of Candida pneumonia pathologically confirmed by transthoracic needle aspiration of mycetoma have been reported. In Korea, a case of Candida pneumonia diagnosed by bronchial washing and blood culture was reported, but there is no case report diagnosed by biopsy. We report a case of Candida pneumonia diagnosed by endobronchial biopsy, and antifungal therapy resulted in successful resolution of the pneumonia.
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