Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration as a New Diagnostic Tool for Invasive Pulmonary Mycoses.

Early diagnosis of invasive pulmonary mycoses in immunocompromised patients is a major determinant of effective treatment. However, making a reliable diagnosis is challenging and often requires transbronchial or even surgical lung biopsy. We provide evidence that endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration may be an attractive, less invasive diagnostic method. Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration was not only a diagnostic clue in the presented kidney transplant recipient with invasive pulmonary mycosis but was useful in assessment of treatment efficacy.