{"title":"Case of uncontrolled asthma with <i>Ceriporia lacerata</i>-related broncholithiasis.","authors":"Chihiro Nakano, Norio Kodaka, Toshiaki Oharaseki, Hiroto Matsuse","doi":"10.4103/atm.atm_386_22","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>An 81-year-old Japanese male patient was treated for asthma. He complained of persistent cough and wheezing. Chest computed tomography scan revealed atelectasis in the right middle lobe. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy was performed. Results showed a calcified stone with filamentous fungi with septa in the right middle lobe bronchus, which was subsequently removed. <i>Ceriporia lacerata</i> was detected repeatedly on sputum culture. Thus, the filamentous fungi were suspected as <i>C. lacerata</i>. Broncholithiasis possibly caused mucous membrane damage owing to <i>C. lacerata</i> colonization, resulting in allergic airway inflammation. Herein, we report a rare case of <i>C. lacerata</i>-related broncholithiasis associated with asthma exacerbation.</p>","PeriodicalId":50760,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Thoracic Medicine","volume":"18 3","pages":"162-164"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1000,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/67/48/ATM-18-162.PMC10473062.pdf","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Annals of Thoracic Medicine","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.4103/atm.atm_386_22","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2023/5/16 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Abstract
An 81-year-old Japanese male patient was treated for asthma. He complained of persistent cough and wheezing. Chest computed tomography scan revealed atelectasis in the right middle lobe. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy was performed. Results showed a calcified stone with filamentous fungi with septa in the right middle lobe bronchus, which was subsequently removed. Ceriporia lacerata was detected repeatedly on sputum culture. Thus, the filamentous fungi were suspected as C. lacerata. Broncholithiasis possibly caused mucous membrane damage owing to C. lacerata colonization, resulting in allergic airway inflammation. Herein, we report a rare case of C. lacerata-related broncholithiasis associated with asthma exacerbation.
期刊介绍：
The journal will cover studies related to multidisciplinary specialties of chest medicine, such as adult and pediatrics pulmonology, thoracic surgery, critical care medicine, respiratory care, transplantation, sleep medicine, related basic medical sciences, and more. The journal also features basic science, special reports, case reports, board review , and more. Editorials and communications to the editor that explore controversial issues and encourage further discussion by physicians dealing with chest medicine.
求助内容：
应助结果提醒方式：
京公网安备 11010802042870号
