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Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis associated with influenza B
Author(s) -
HASEJIMA Nobuchika,
YAMATO Kunio,
TAKEZAWA Shinji,
KOBAYASHI Hiroaki,
KADOYAMA Chikabumi
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
respirology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.857
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1440-1843
pISSN - 1323-7799
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2005.00593.x
Subject(s) - medicine , itraconazole , amphotericin b , aspergillosis , lung , immunology , intensive care medicine , antifungal , dermatology
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) usually occurs in immunocompromised patients. However, rarely, this infection can occur in normal hosts. This review of the literature identified 13 cases of IPA associated with influenza, of which 12 had influenza A and the type of influenza was not mentioned in the other case. Reported here is a case of IPA, which was associated with influenza B, in a 63‐year‐old immunocompetent woman. Her lungs showed gross invasion and she was treated with itraconazole and amphotericin B. She required mechanical ventilation for about 5 months but recovered completely. This is the first reported case of IPA associated with influenza B.