Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 2 2021
A Lung Granuloma Case Possibly Associated with a Working Environment: A Case Report (Case Report)
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Title
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 2 2021
A Lung Granuloma Case Possibly Associated with a Working Environment: A Case Report (Case Report)
A Lung Granuloma Case Possibly Associated with a Working Environment: A Case Report (Case Report)
Subject
aspergillus, lung granuloma, occupational lung, working environment
Description
Lung granulomas are uncommon in Thailand. The disease typically develops from an occupational
environment and is mostly caused by infection. Herein is a case report of a female patient, aged 48,
working as a nurse in an Accident and Emergency Department at a hospital. Eighteen years prior to
admission the patient was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis and pulmonary tuberculosis. The chest X-ray and CT scans showed a solitary pulmonary nodule in the lower left lung. The patient received an open thoracotomy with a left lobectomy. Granulomatous and nonseptate hyphae were found in the pathology diagnosis. The patient was thus diagnosed as having a lung granuloma. The galactomannan antigen test was positive. The solitary pulmonary noduledfound from the use of a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testdwas an Aspergillus spp. The fungus culture was collected from air samples. The air samples were collected by the impaction technique using a microbial air sampler. Three types of Aspergillus spp. were
found as well as Penicillium spp. and Monilia sitophila. The Aspergillus spp. was a match for the patient's disease. The patient was diagnosed as having a lung granuloma possibly Aspergillus nodule which was caused by airborne Aspergillus spp. from the occupational environment.
environment and is mostly caused by infection. Herein is a case report of a female patient, aged 48,
working as a nurse in an Accident and Emergency Department at a hospital. Eighteen years prior to
admission the patient was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis and pulmonary tuberculosis. The chest X-ray and CT scans showed a solitary pulmonary nodule in the lower left lung. The patient received an open thoracotomy with a left lobectomy. Granulomatous and nonseptate hyphae were found in the pathology diagnosis. The patient was thus diagnosed as having a lung granuloma. The galactomannan antigen test was positive. The solitary pulmonary noduledfound from the use of a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testdwas an Aspergillus spp. The fungus culture was collected from air samples. The air samples were collected by the impaction technique using a microbial air sampler. Three types of Aspergillus spp. were
found as well as Penicillium spp. and Monilia sitophila. The Aspergillus spp. was a match for the patient's disease. The patient was diagnosed as having a lung granuloma possibly Aspergillus nodule which was caused by airborne Aspergillus spp. from the occupational environment.
Creator
Sankom Seehapanya, Naesinee Chaiear, Pailin Ratanawatkul, Kittipan Samerpitak, Piyapharom Intarawichian, Lumyai Wonglakorn
Publisher
Elsevier Korea LLC
Date
June 2021
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
Coverage
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 2 2021
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Citation
Sankom Seehapanya, Naesinee Chaiear, Pailin Ratanawatkul, Kittipan Samerpitak, Piyapharom Intarawichian, Lumyai Wonglakorn , “Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 2 2021
A Lung Granuloma Case Possibly Associated with a Working Environment: A Case Report (Case Report),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed November 21, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2135.
A Lung Granuloma Case Possibly Associated with a Working Environment: A Case Report (Case Report),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed November 21, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2135.