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Case Report
Chronic cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis
1 Medical Registrar (FRACP), Prince Charles Hospital, Queensland Health, Australia
2 FRACP, Respiratory Physician, Mackay Base Hospital, Queensland Health, Australia
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Dr. Pranav Kumar
Mackay Base Hospital, 475 Bridge Road, Mackay, Queensland,
Australia 4740
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Article ID: 100952Z01TK2018
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Kulasegaran T, Kumar P. Chronic cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis. Int J Case Rep Images 2018;9:100952Z01TK2018.ABSTRACT
Aspergilloma is a fungus ball composed of hyphae, fibrin, mucus, and cellular debris found within a pulmonary cavity.The pre-existing cavities are secondary to tuberculosis,sarcoidosis, bronchial cysts, bullae, ankylosing spondylitis, neoplasm and pulmonary infarction. Chronic cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis is defined as a pattern of disease in immunocompetent patients in whom there is formation and enlargement of one or more cavities over months. Usual clinical presentation is haemoptysis with or without chronic cough, but may remain asymptomatic. Intracavitary mobile mass is an important sign on CT scan. Aspergilloma is often misdiagnosed as lung cancer or tuberculosis. The older term complex aspergilloma is no longer used because majority of such patients won’t have an aspergilloma visible radiologically. Nearly all patients with chronic cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis have Aspergillus IgG antibodies in the blood.
Keywords: Aspergilloma, Haemophysis, IgG antibodies
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Tivya Kulasegaran - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Pranav Kumar - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Guarantor of SubmissionThe corresponding author is the guarantor of submission.
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