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Pulmonary aspergilloma

MedGen UID:
390019
•Concept ID:
C2350529
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Aspergilloses, Lung; Aspergillosis, Lung; Aspergillosis, Pulmonary; Lung Aspergillosis; Pulmonary Aspergilloses; Pulmonary Aspergillosis
SNOMED CT: Pulmonary aspergillosis (6042001)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0000266

Definition

A aspergillosis that involves the lung. [from MONDO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Non-surgical treatment options for pulmonary aspergilloma.
Lang M, Lang AL, Chauhan N, Gill A
Respir Med 2020 Apr;164:105903. Epub 2020 Feb 19 doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2020.105903. PMID: 32217289
Pulmonary aspergilloma: from classification to management.
Harmouchi H, Sani R, Issoufou I, Lakranbi M, Ouadnouni Y, Smahi M
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2020 Jan;28(1):33-38. Epub 2019 Dec 4 doi: 10.1177/0218492319895113. PMID: 31799858
Pulmonary aspergilloma: clinical aspects and surgical treatment outcome.
Passera E, Rizzi A, Robustellini M, Rossi G, Della Pona C, Massera F, Rocco G
Thorac Surg Clin 2012 Aug;22(3):345-61. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2012.04.001. PMID: 22789598

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Pulmonary aspergilloma in immunocompromised patients in a Respiratory Care Unit.
Hernández-Solís A, Álvarez-Maldonado P, Araiza-Santibáñez J, Cruz-Muñoz K, Cícero-Sabido R, Quintana Martínez A
J Infect Dev Ctries 2022 Mar 31;16(3):564-569. doi: 10.3855/jidc.13120. PMID: 35404864
Surgical Treatment of Pulmonary Aspergilloma: A 13-year Experience From a Single Clinical Center.
Jiang C, Dai J, Bao Y, Jiang G, Zhu Y, Zhang P
Ann Thorac Surg 2022 Jul;114(1):311-318. Epub 2021 Jul 31 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.06.074. PMID: 34343475
Pulmonary aspergilloma: from classification to management.
Harmouchi H, Sani R, Issoufou I, Lakranbi M, Ouadnouni Y, Smahi M
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2020 Jan;28(1):33-38. Epub 2019 Dec 4 doi: 10.1177/0218492319895113. PMID: 31799858
Hemoptysis from complex pulmonary aspergilloma treated by cavernostomy and thoracoplasty.
Giang NT, Dung LT, Hien NT, Thiet TT, Hiep PS, Vu NT, Pho DC, Van Nam N, Hung PN
BMC Surg 2019 Dec 5;19(1):187. doi: 10.1186/s12893-019-0650-1. PMID: 31805919Free PMC Article
Pulmonary aspergilloma: clinical aspects and surgical treatment outcome.
Passera E, Rizzi A, Robustellini M, Rossi G, Della Pona C, Massera F, Rocco G
Thorac Surg Clin 2012 Aug;22(3):345-61. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2012.04.001. PMID: 22789598

Diagnosis

Surgical Treatment of Pulmonary Aspergilloma: A 13-year Experience From a Single Clinical Center.
Jiang C, Dai J, Bao Y, Jiang G, Zhu Y, Zhang P
Ann Thorac Surg 2022 Jul;114(1):311-318. Epub 2021 Jul 31 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.06.074. PMID: 34343475
Non-surgical treatment options for pulmonary aspergilloma.
Lang M, Lang AL, Chauhan N, Gill A
Respir Med 2020 Apr;164:105903. Epub 2020 Feb 19 doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2020.105903. PMID: 32217289
Pulmonary aspergilloma: from classification to management.
Harmouchi H, Sani R, Issoufou I, Lakranbi M, Ouadnouni Y, Smahi M
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2020 Jan;28(1):33-38. Epub 2019 Dec 4 doi: 10.1177/0218492319895113. PMID: 31799858
Pulmonary aspergilloma.
Lazovic B, Stajic Z, Putnikovic B
Med Arch 2012;66(6):420-2. doi: 10.5455/medarh.2012.66.420-422. PMID: 23409527
Pulmonary aspergilloma: clinical aspects and surgical treatment outcome.
Passera E, Rizzi A, Robustellini M, Rossi G, Della Pona C, Massera F, Rocco G
Thorac Surg Clin 2012 Aug;22(3):345-61. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2012.04.001. PMID: 22789598

Therapy

Non-surgical treatment options for pulmonary aspergilloma.
Lang M, Lang AL, Chauhan N, Gill A
Respir Med 2020 Apr;164:105903. Epub 2020 Feb 19 doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2020.105903. PMID: 32217289
Pulmonary aspergilloma: from classification to management.
Harmouchi H, Sani R, Issoufou I, Lakranbi M, Ouadnouni Y, Smahi M
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2020 Jan;28(1):33-38. Epub 2019 Dec 4 doi: 10.1177/0218492319895113. PMID: 31799858
Adjuvant antifungal therapy after pulmonary surgery for aspergilloma: is it useful?
Benhamed L, Woelffle D
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2014 Jun;18(6):835-7. Epub 2014 Mar 18 doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivu069. PMID: 24643620
Pulmonary aspergilloma: clinical aspects and surgical treatment outcome.
Passera E, Rizzi A, Robustellini M, Rossi G, Della Pona C, Massera F, Rocco G
Thorac Surg Clin 2012 Aug;22(3):345-61. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2012.04.001. PMID: 22789598
The treatment of pulmonary aspergilloma.
Judson MA, Stevens DA
Curr Opin Investig Drugs 2001 Oct;2(10):1375-7. PMID: 11890350

Prognosis

Surgical Treatment of Pulmonary Aspergilloma: A 13-year Experience From a Single Clinical Center.
Jiang C, Dai J, Bao Y, Jiang G, Zhu Y, Zhang P
Ann Thorac Surg 2022 Jul;114(1):311-318. Epub 2021 Jul 31 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.06.074. PMID: 34343475
Pulmonary aspergilloma: from classification to management.
Harmouchi H, Sani R, Issoufou I, Lakranbi M, Ouadnouni Y, Smahi M
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2020 Jan;28(1):33-38. Epub 2019 Dec 4 doi: 10.1177/0218492319895113. PMID: 31799858
Clinical course and prognostic factors of pulmonary aspergilloma.
Lee JK, Lee YJ, Park SS, Park JS, Cho YJ, Park YS, Yoon HI, Lee CT, Lee JH
Respirology 2014 Oct;19(7):1066-72. Epub 2014 Jul 3 doi: 10.1111/resp.12344. PMID: 24995570
Pulmonary aspergilloma: analysis of prognosis in relation to symptoms and treatment.
Lee JG, Lee CY, Park IK, Kim DJ, Chang J, Kim SK, Chung KY
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009 Oct;138(4):820-5. Epub 2009 Apr 11 doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.01.019. PMID: 19660294
The treatment of pulmonary aspergilloma.
Judson MA, Stevens DA
Curr Opin Investig Drugs 2001 Oct;2(10):1375-7. PMID: 11890350

Clinical prediction guides

Plombage for Hemoptysis Control in Pulmonary Aspergilloma: Safety and Effectiveness of Forgettable Surgery in High-Risk Patients.
Giang NT, Dung LT, Hien NT, Thiet TT, Hiep PS, Pho DC, Hung PN
Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021 Feb 20;27(1):10-17. Epub 2021 Jan 6 doi: 10.5761/atcs.oa.20-00169. PMID: 33408306Free PMC Article
Clinical features and outcome of patients with chronic pulmonary aspergillosis in China: A retrospective, observational study.
Niu Y, Li J, Shui W, Li D, Yu C, Fu X, Zhang C
J Mycol Med 2020 Dec;30(4):101041. Epub 2020 Aug 28 doi: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2020.101041. PMID: 32950379
Pulmonary aspergilloma: from classification to management.
Harmouchi H, Sani R, Issoufou I, Lakranbi M, Ouadnouni Y, Smahi M
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2020 Jan;28(1):33-38. Epub 2019 Dec 4 doi: 10.1177/0218492319895113. PMID: 31799858
Hemoptysis from complex pulmonary aspergilloma treated by cavernostomy and thoracoplasty.
Giang NT, Dung LT, Hien NT, Thiet TT, Hiep PS, Vu NT, Pho DC, Van Nam N, Hung PN
BMC Surg 2019 Dec 5;19(1):187. doi: 10.1186/s12893-019-0650-1. PMID: 31805919Free PMC Article
Clinical course and prognostic factors of pulmonary aspergilloma.
Lee JK, Lee YJ, Park SS, Park JS, Cho YJ, Park YS, Yoon HI, Lee CT, Lee JH
Respirology 2014 Oct;19(7):1066-72. Epub 2014 Jul 3 doi: 10.1111/resp.12344. PMID: 24995570

Recent systematic reviews

Stereotactic body radiotherapy for recurrent hemoptysis due to chronic pulmonary aspergillosis: a case report and systematic review of the literature.
Koch A, Schanne DH, Günther G, Aebersold DM, Elicin O
Strahlenther Onkol 2023 Feb;199(2):192-200. Epub 2022 Oct 20 doi: 10.1007/s00066-022-02013-1. PMID: 36264357Free PMC Article
Surgical management of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis in Africa: A systematic review of 891 cases.
Bongomin F, Olum R, Kwizera R, Baluku JB
Mycoses 2021 Oct;64(10):1151-1158. Epub 2021 Aug 15 doi: 10.1111/myc.13359. PMID: 34363630

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