Tracheal stent aspergillosis occurring after aortic allograft of the trachea
Abstract
Background
Aspergillosis is a fungal infection with many clinical forms. Invasive aspergillosis is the most widely known severe manifestation, but other forms can need intensive care.
Aim
Our purpose is to report a case of tracheal aspergilloma and provide a review of the literature concerning endobronchial aspergillus.
Method
We report a case of tracheal aspergilloma causing tracheal obstruction in a patient admitted in the ICU for respiratory distress. The aspergilloma occurred in a tracheal stent implanted during tracheal allograft for tracheal cancer. A combination of local and systemic antifungal was used with successful result.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors have no conflict of interest to declare.
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DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT
The data that support the findings of this study are available upon request from the corresponding author. The data are not publicly available due to privacy or ethical restrictions.
