Endobronchial Miconazole for Pulmonary Aspergilloma
Authors: TSUNEO HAMAMOTO
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1983)

Letters and Corrections1 June 1983Endobronchial Miconazole for Pulmonary AspergillomaTSUNEO HAMAMOTO, M.D., KAZUYOSHI WATANABE, M.D., HIDEO IKEMOTO, M.D.TSUNEO HAMAMOTO, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, KAZUYOSHI WATANABE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, HIDEO IKEMOTO, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-98-6-1030_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: We report a patient with pulmonary aspergilloma accompanied by underlying diseases who was incurable by surgical treatment was successfully treated with intracavitary infusion of miconazole.A 48-year-old man was referred to our hospital for recurrent hemoptysis. He had had pulmonary tuberculosis and diabetes and had undergone a left inferior lobectomy in 1965. Pulmonary aspergilloma was diagnosed by chest roentogenograms, sputum cultures, and serologic tests. Free movement of the fungus ball within the cavity was observed by computed tomography. The minimum inhibitory content of miconazole forAspergillus fumigatusdetermined by dilution method with yeast morphology agar (Difco) was...References1. SOLITMCKEOWNSMULLENSFRAIMOW RJSW. The surgical implications of intracavitary mycetomas (fungus balls). J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1971;62:411-22. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. RAMIREZ R. Pulmonary aspergilloma: endobronchial treatment. N Engl J Med. 1964;271:1281-5. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. IKEMOTO H. Treatment of pulmonary aspergilloma with amphotericin B. Arch Intern Med. 1965;115:598-601. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. WATANABEHIBINOIZUMIMORIIKEMOTO KJATH. A case of pulmonary aspergilloma cured by intracavitary infusion of 5-fluorocytosine (5-FC). Jpn J Med Mycol. 1980;21:95-100. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Juntendo University Tokyo Japan PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byEfficacy of Intrabronchial Voriconazole Instillation for Inoperable Pulmonary Aspergilloma: A Pilot Randomized Controlled TrialNon-surgical treatment options for pulmonary aspergillomaNovel Administrations of AntifungalsMassive HemoptysisNovel modes of antifungal drug administrationThe Role of Bronchoscopy in Pulmonary MycosesTratamiento percutáneo con anfotericina B en un caso de aspergilosis pulmonar invasivaEndoscopic instillation of fungicide to treat aspergillomaTopical treatment of life threatening haemoptysis from aspergillomas.Fatal haemoptysis in pulmonary filamentous mycosis: an underevaluated cause of death in patients with acute leukaemia in haematological complete remission. A retrospective study and review of the literatureAlternativa terapéutica para los aspergilomas pulmonares complicados no quirúrgicosAspergilomas pulmonares. Análisis de 31 pacientesTreatment of Pulmonary Aspergilloma by Endoscopic Intracavitary Instillation of KetoconazoleBronchopulmonary Aspergillosis: Diagnostic and Therapeutic ConsiderationsA clinical study of fluconazole for the treatment of deep mycosesAspergilloma in an Open Chest CavitySevere Hemoptysis Associated with Pulmonary AspergillomaAspergillomaMiconazol und saprophytische Mikromyzeten: Miconazole and Saprophytic MicromycetesDas Aspergillom der Lunge 1 June 1983Volume 98, Issue 6Page: 1030-1030KeywordsAspergillus fumigatusComputed axial tomographyLobectomyPulmonary diseasesSputumThorax ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1983 PDF downloadLoading ...