Pulmonary adiaspiromycosis: report of two cases

Abstract

Two cases of human pulmonary adiaspiromycosis are reported. Patients were 29 and 54-year-old males, farm workers, with "grippe-like" symptoms and radiographic findings suggestive of granulomatous interstitial disease. Transthoracoscopic and transbronchial biopsies were performed. Pulmonary function was measured by spirometry. One patient used ketoconazole. Possibility of misdiagnosed pulmonary adiaspiromycosis is emphasized.

Keywords

• Pulmonary mycosis
• Adiaspiromycosis
• Emmonsia parva var crescens
• Chrysosporium parvum var crescens
• Pulmonary biopsy
• Spirometry