Abstract
Pulmonary aspergillosis is not rare in adults but is rarely encountered in children. Especially with the exception of the allergic type, pulmonary aspergillosis is very rarely described in literatures. We encountered a case of aspergillus pulmonary abscess in a 7-year-old girl occurred from recurrent pneumonia. At first, she developed pneumonia in June, 1982, and despite antibiotic treatment, radiological examination in May, 1983 again revealed an abnormality. Lobectomy of the right lower lobe was performed under the diagnosis of pulmonary abscess in Aug., 1983. Aspergillus fumigatus was detected in the fluid from the cavitary dilated bronchus. On the basis of this finding, the diagnosis of aspergillus abscess of the lung was established. The postoperative course was uneventful the patient was discharged 3 weeks after the operation. She has been well without any evidence of recurrent pneumonia.
