2 Case Reports of Pulmonary Candidiasis

Suh, J. H.; Won, O. S.; Choi, E. K.; Kim, S. J.

doi:1975.22.4.192

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 22(4); 1975 > Article

Case report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1975;22(4):192-197.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1975.22.4.192 Published online December 1, 1975.

2 Case Reports of Pulmonary Candidiasis

J. H. Suh¹, O. S. Won¹, E. K. Choi¹, S. J. Kim²

¹Holy Family Hospital Catholic Medical College
²The Korean National Tuberculosis Association

폐 Candida 증 2예

서정화¹, 원언식¹, 최응규¹, 김상재²

Abstract

Two cases of Pulmonary Candidiasis were found without any precipitating factors. It’s clinical course was similar with ordinary bacterial pneumonia but the duration was longer and satisfactorly treated with oral mycos tatin and discontinuatíon of antibiotics. Many authers recommend amphotericin B in candidiasis treatment, uníortunately we could not use it because of it's severe side effect. The diagnosis of primary pulmonary candidiasis is difficult in practice. A contamination of normal flora should be ruled out Írom regular sputum examination. There were many methods of getting pathologic organisms from lesion with lesser contamination such as bronchoscopy, bronchial aspiration with catheter and lung bíopsy. But we couldnot.