Fatal Clinical Course of Probable Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis with Influenza B Infection in an Immunocompetent Patient

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

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Dong Won Park¹  Ji Young Yhi¹  Gunwoo Koo¹  Sung Jun Jung¹  Hyun Jung Kwak¹  Ji-Yong Moon¹  Sang-Heon Kim¹  Tae Hyung Kim¹  Jang Won Sohn¹  Dong Ho Shin¹  Sung Soo Park¹  Ho Joo Yoon¹ 

[1] Division of Pulmonary Medicine and Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine

关键词: Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis;    Influenza B Virus;    Immunocompetence;   

DOI  :  10.4046/trd.2014.77.3.141

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

【 摘 要 】

Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) is rarely reported in patients who have normal immune function. Recently, IPA risk was reported in nonimmunocompromised hosts, such as patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and critically ill patients in intensive care units. Moreover, influenza infection is also believed to be associated with IPA among immunocompetent patients. However, most reports on IPA with influenza A infection, including pandemic influenza H1N1, and IPA associated with influenza B infection were scarcely reported. Here, we report probable IPA with a fatal clinical course in an immunocompetent patient with influenza B infection. We demonstrate IPA as a possible complication in immunocompetent patients with influenza B infection. Early clinical suspicion of IPA and timely antifungal therapy are required for better outcomes in such cases.

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