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Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004; 37(12): 1022-1024
Published online December 5, 2004
Copyright © Journal of Chest Surgery.
Hyuck Kim, M.D.*, Ki Chun Chung, M.D.*, Ji Kwon Park, M.D.*, Won Sang Chung, M.D.*, Young Hak Kim, M.D.*, Jung Ho Kang, M.D.*
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Pulmonary aspergillosis is the most common disease of fungal infection and has lower infectivity. Pulmonary aspergillosis is classified by aspergilloma, bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, necrotic and invasive aspergillosis. Invasive aspergillosis is found in immune compromised host, immunosuppressive treatment after organ transplantation, anticancerous chemotherapy, blood abnormality, AIDS patients etc. We reported a case of invasive aspergillosis in an immunocompetent host, with review of literatures. (Korean J Thorac C ardiovasc Surg 2004;37:1022-1024)
Keywords: 1. Aspergillosis, lung, 2. Spinal cord, 3. Neurologic injury
Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004; 37(12): 1022-1024
Published online December 5, 2004
Copyright © Journal of Chest Surgery.
Hyuck Kim, M.D.*, Ki Chun Chung, M.D.*, Ji Kwon Park, M.D.*, Won Sang Chung, M.D.*, Young Hak Kim, M.D.*, Jung Ho Kang, M.D.*
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Pulmonary aspergillosis is the most common disease of fungal infection and has lower infectivity. Pulmonary aspergillosis is classified by aspergilloma, bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, necrotic and invasive aspergillosis. Invasive aspergillosis is found in immune compromised host, immunosuppressive treatment after organ transplantation, anticancerous chemotherapy, blood abnormality, AIDS patients etc. We reported a case of invasive aspergillosis in an immunocompetent host, with review of literatures. (Korean J Thorac C ardiovasc Surg 2004;37:1022-1024)
Keywords: 1. Aspergillosis, lung, 2. Spinal cord, 3. Neurologic injury
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