Adiaspiromicose pulmonar tratada sem antifúngicos Pulmonary adiaspiromycosis treated without antifungal drugs

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: Rodolfo Moraes Silva, Gisele Alves Liporoni, Ciro Castro Botto, Belini Coli Rodrigues, Donizete Scudeler, Wilson Cunha Junior
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2010
• Subjects: Micose pulmonar; Adiaspiromicose; Emmonsia parva var crescens; Corticoterapia; Pulmonary mycosis; Adiaspiromycosis; Corticotherapy; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822010000100021; https://doaj.org/article/6e41360e51f44f43a417b1f889150136

Relata-se caso de lavrador de 40 anos acometido por adiaspiromicose pulmonar, com diagnóstico etiológico estabelecido mediante biópsia por toracoscopia. Optou-se por tratamento com corticosteróide, sem antifúngicos, tendo o paciente respondido bem, com melhora clínico-radiológica após três semanas do início dos sintomas. The case of a 40-year-old agricultural worker affected by pulmonary adiaspiromycosis is reported. An etiological diagnosis had been established by means of a biopsy via thoracoscopy. Treatment with corticosteroids without antifungal drugs was chosen, and the patient responded well to this, with improvements in clinical and radiological conditions three weeks after the beginning of the symptoms.