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Pseudomembranous aspergillus tracheobronchitis superimposed on post‐tuberculosis tracheal stenosis
Author(s) -
PORNSURIYASAK Prapaporn,
MURGU Septimiu,
COLT Henri
Publication year - 2009
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.1440-1843.2008.01389.x
Subject(s) - medicine , tracheal stenosis , aspergillosis , tracheitis , airway , airway obstruction , surgery , stenosis , aspergillus , tuberculosis , bronchoscopy , debridement (dental) , aspergilloma , radiology , bronchitis , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , immunology
Pseudomembranous aspergillus tracheobronchitis superimposed on post‐tuberculosis tracheal stenosis has not been previously reported. In the patient described in this case report, the airway obstruction was worsened by aspergillus infection which responded to antifungal therapy and debridement of pseudomembranous tissues by rigid bronchoscopic procedures. A silicone stent was successfully placed in the trachea to restore airway patency when there was no more evidence of tracheobronchial aspergillosis. This case raises the questions of whether, how and when to restore airway patency in patients with tracheal stenosis and concurrent aspergillus tracheobronchitis.