Tracheal stent aspergillosis occurring after aortic allograft of the trachea

alexandrossfakianakis shared this article with you from Inoreader Tracheal stent aspergillosis occurring after aortic allograft of the trachea via Transplant Infectious Disease Abstract Background Aspergillosis is a fungal infection with many clinical forms. Invasive aspergillosis is the most widely known severe manifestation but other forms can need intensive care. Aim Our purpose is to report a case of tracheal aspergilloma and provide a review of the literature concerning endobronchial aspergillus. Method We report a case of tracheal aspergilloma causing tracheal obstruction in a patient admitted in the ICU for respiratory distress. The aspergilloma occurred in a tracheal stent implanted during tracheal allograft for tracheal cancer. A combination of local and systemic antifungal was used with successful result. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved View on Web

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