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Aspergiloma pulmonar - Treatment

Nombres alternativos

Aspergiloma; Bola fúngica; Micetoma

Tratamiento:

Muchos pacientes nunca presentan síntomas. Con frecuencia, no se requiere tratamiento, a menos que uno esté expectorando sangre.

Ocasionalmente, se pueden utilizar medicamentos antimicóticos.

Algunas veces, se puede emplear la inyección de un medio de contraste en los vasos sanguíneos (angiografía) para localizar el sitio del sangrado. El sangrado se detiene disparando bolitas diminutas dentro del vaso sangrante.

La cirugía a menudo es la única opción si hay sangrado potencialmente mortal.

Expectativas (pronóstico):

El pronóstico puede ser bueno en muchos pacientes, pero depende de la gravedad de la afección y de su salud general.

En algunos casos, la cirugía puede ser muy efectiva, pero es compleja y puede tener un alto riesgo de complicaciones graves.

Complicaciones:

  • Dificultad respiratoria que empeora
  • Sangrado copioso del pulmón
  • Propagación de la infección (ver: aspergilosis invasiva aguda)

Situaciones que requieren asistencia médica:

Consulte con el médico si presenta expectoración con sangre y coméntele cualquier otro síntoma que se haya manifestado.

  • Reviewed last on: 9/15/2010
  • David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Patterson TF. Aspergillus species. In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 6th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2005: chap 256.

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