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KMID : 0670820150200030076
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Korean Journal of Medical Mycology
2015 Volume.20 No. 3 p.76 ~ p.81
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A Case of Candida albicans Pneumonia Diagnosed by Endobronchial Biopsy
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Park Ye-Rim
Song Eun-Hee
Park Yoon-Kyou
Kim Hak-Soo
Lim Jae-Min
Kang Gil-Hyun
Woo Jun-Hee
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Abstract
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Candida species is indigenous fungus of healthy individuals, and frequently found in sputum culture. Candida isolation from the respiratory tract is not generally considered as a marker of lung infection, and definitive diagnosis of Candida pneumonia is confirmed by tissue biopsy. A few cases of Candida pneumonia pathologically confirmed by transthoracic needle aspiration of mycetoma have been reported. In Korea, a case of Candida pneumonia diagnosed by bronchial washing and blood culture was reported, but there is no case report diagnosed by biopsy. We report a case of Candida pneumonia diagnosed by endobronchial biopsy, and antifungal therapy resulted in successful resolution of the pneumonia.
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KEYWORD
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Candida pneumonia, Candida albicans
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