[Intralobar pulmonary sequestration associated with asymptomatic aspergillosis: a case report]

One case of intralobar pulmonary sequestration associated with asymptomatic aspergillosis are reported. A 39-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of abnormal shadow in the right lower lobe detected on mass miniature chest X-ray. The patient had been asymptomatic, and an aortogram showed an anomalous artery originating from abdominal aorta and entering the abnormal shadow suggesting sequestration. The right S10 segmentectomy was done. With bacterial culture of fluid in the specimen and on microscopic investigation this proved to be an intralobar pulmonary sequestration infected with Aspergillus. This case shows the necessity of prompt resection of intralobar pulmonary sequestration, even if asymptomatic.