Case Report Successful treatment of larynx-tracheobronchial-pulmonary aspergillosis in an immunocompetent host

Authors :: L. Zhao
Xue-wei Feng
Wen-xiu Qu
Source :: Genetics and Molecular Research. 13:9308-9314
Publication Year :: 2014
Publisher :: Genetics and Molecular Research, 2014.
Abstract: Immunocompromised individuals are susceptible to pulmonary Aspergillus infections, whereas invasive Aspergillus infection is extremely rare in the presence of normal immunity. A case of larynx-tracheobronchial-pulmonary aspergillosis in an immunocompetent 57-year-old female host who was successfully treated with amphotericin-B and voriconazole is reported here.

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