Tuberc Respir Dis.  1976 Jun;23(2):119-122. 10.4046/trd.1976.23.2.119.

Isolation of Aspergillus phialiseptatus from Sputum of Patient having an Open Negative Cavity with a Mycetoma

• KMID: 2528964
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1976.23.2.119

Abstract

A new species Aspergillus phialiseptatus whose species epithet was selected from its distinct morphology, septated phialide, was separated from A. fumigatus by Kwon-Chung in 1975. Recently we have isolated a strain of Aspergillus morphologically resembling to this new species from sputum of a patient who has a mycetoma like shadow in an open negative cavity on chest radiography, and his chief complaint being persistent bloody and purulent sputum for Iast one year. Examination of his sputum specimens by either direct microscopy or culture failed to demonstrate tubercle bacilli. Thus it seems that the continuous hemoptysis might not be due to tuberculosis but due to mycetoma probably formed by A. Phialiseptatus. Unfortunately this patient strongly refused to operate it, which will give definite diagnosis.