Pulmonary moniliasis caused by candida tropicalis

Abstract

This article examines a rare condition, namely Pulmonary moniliasis caused by candida tropicalis. A description of candida species and where it can be located in parts of the body is provided. This condition is illustrated by a case report of a 29 year old man who complained of repetitive cough and low grade fever. He was given various medications including sulphamethoxypyridazine, streptomycin and ampicillin with no results. When the sputum was examined specifically for fungi and a copious growth of Candida tropicalis was isolated, the patient was treated with nystatin inhalations. At this stage that a remarkale improvement occurred. Expectoration diminished, a chest X-Ray showed marked reduction and clearing of the radiological opacities, and no fungi have been found in the sputum since the start of the nystatin therapy. Indeed, nystatin aerosol therapy proved to be successful.