Invasive pulmonary penicilliosis: successful therapy with amphotericin B

South Med J. 1990 Jun;83(6):701-4. doi: 10.1097/00007611-199006000-00029.

Abstract

We have described a patient with invasive pulmonary penicilliosis, documented by thoracotomy and cured with amphotericin B. Penicillium sp isolates in immunosuppressed patients should not be disregarded without a thorough investigation, especially if normally sterile sites are involved. Amphotericin B therapy may be successful, especially if accompanied by a reversal or moderation of immunosuppression.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Amphotericin B / therapeutic use*
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Humans
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal / drug therapy*
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal / microbiology
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal / pathology
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal / surgery
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Penicillium / isolation & purification
  • Pleural Effusion / drug therapy*
  • Pleural Effusion / microbiology
  • Pleural Effusion / pathology
  • Pleural Effusion / surgery

Substances

  • Amphotericin B