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(Chest. 1973;64:697-699.)
© 1973 American College of Chest Physicians

Spontaneous Lysis of Aspergillomata

Kenneth J. Hammerman M.D.1; Charles S. Christianson M.D., F.C.C.P.2; Ione Huntington M.D., F.C.C.P.3; George A. Hurst M.D.4; Morris Zelman M.D., F.C.C.P.5; and Fred E. Tosh M.D.6

1 Ecological Investigations Program, Center for Disease Control, Health Services; Mental Health Administration, Public Health Service, U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Kansas City, Kansas
2 Chief of Medicine, Missouri State Chest Hospital, Mount Vernon
3 Staff Physician, Missouri State Chest Hospital, Mount Vernon
4 Superintendent, East Texas Chest Disease Hospital, Tyler
5 Acting Medical Director, Mount Vernon State Tuberculosis Sanitarium, Mount Vernon, Ill
6 Deputy Director, EIP, Kansas City, Kans.

Spontaneous lysis of an aspergilloma occurred in four patients out of a consecutive series of 41 aspergillomata in 37 patients. The occurrence of spontaneous lysis in approximately 10 percent of aspergillomata is significant and should be considered when evaluating claims of effective medical treatment.

Submitted on May 14, 1973
Accepted on July 26, 1973






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