Citation

Nakamura Y, Suzuki N, Nakajima Y, Utsumi Y, Murata O, Nagashima H, Saito H, Sasaki N, Fujimura I, Ogino Y, Kato K, Terayama Y, Miyamoto S, Yarita K, Kamei K, Nakadate T, Endo S, Shibuya K, Yamauchi K. Respir. Investig. 2013; 51(4): 207-211.

Affiliation

Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Allergy, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, Morioka, Japan. Electronic address: ICB75097@nifty.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.resinv.2013.07.001

PMID

24238227

Abstract

Many victims of the tsunami that occurred following the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011 developed systemic disorders owing to aspiration pneumonia. Herein, we report a case of tsunami lung wherein Scedosporium aurantiacum was detected in the respiratory tract. A magnetic resonance image of the patient's head confirmed multiple brain abscesses and lateral right ventricle enlargement. In this case report, we describe a potential refractory multidrug-resistant infection following a tsunami disaster.

Language: en