Alternaria alternata in a case of mass in the lung

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作者：
Shashikala, R. P. [1 ]
Saikumar, A. [2 ]
Ramesh, K. [2 ]
Aparana, V. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Osmania Med Coll & Hosp, Dept Microbiol, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
[2] Osmania Med Coll & Hosp, Dept Pulomonol, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
来源：
INDIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY | 2013年 / 31卷 / 03期
关键词：
Alternaria; fungal infection; immuno-compromised; lung abscess; INFECTION; HOST;
D O I：
10.4103/0255-0857.115667
中图分类号：
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号：
100102 ;
摘要：
A 50-year-old woman, an agriculture worker with diabetes and asthma presented to us with complaints of fever with chills, cough with scanty, mucopurulent sputum and dull aching chest pain in right mammary area radiating to axilla. Chest X-ray and computed tomography scan revealed mass in the right lung. Ultrasound guided fine-needle aspiration cytology was done and the greenish fluid on direct wet mount and inoculation on Sabouraud's dextrose agar isolated Alternaria species. Serum specimen was evaluated for immunoglobulin E specific titres for Alternaria species which was high. Patient was treated with fluconazole for 6 weeks after which the symptoms disappeared and chest X-ray was normal.
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