Intracavitary fungus balls in pulmonary aspergillosis

Surgical management of pulmonary aspergilloma

“…El Oakley and colleagues have continued this cautious years, [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] and each series reports an average of 2-3 cases approach, advocating surgical resection in patients with per year. The clinician must therefore base his management life threatening haemoptysis or multiple hospital adof the individual patient on best current practice rather missions.…”

Pulmonary Aspergillosis: A Review and a Description of Three New Cases

“…The central mass, for example, has occasionally been observed to move as the patient changes his position (Hemphill, 1946). A mycetoma is usually solitary but can be multiple, as shown in case 1, and even bilateral (Saliba et al, 1961).…”

“…Probably case 1 was of this type, and even suction applied to the left upper lobe orifice produced a negative aspirate. Saliba, Pacini, and Beatty (1961) successfully demonstrated that, by inserting a needle into an aspergilloma, using local anaesthetic, material can be aspirated for culture. It is advisable to collect sputum specimens in sterile glass containers, incubating at 37°C.…”

Pulmonary Mycetoma

“…The lesion may be found in right or left lung with approximately equal frequency. Saliba, Pacini and Beatty (1961) published the first description in the literature of a patient with bilateral lesions. A second such case is reported below ; bilateral mycetomata are distinctly rare.…”