Bronchoscopic Removal of Aspergilloma from a Cavitary Lesion of the Lung

Bronchoscopic Removal of Aspergilloma from a Cavitary Lesion of the Lung

We report a 62-year-old diabetic male who had recurrent episodes of haemoptysis, diagnosed to have Aspergilloma in the right upper lobe cavitary lesion of the lung. Bronchoscopic biopsy revealed a fungal ball (Aspergillus niger) in the right upper lobe. Since the patient did not respond to medical...

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Main Authors: Kalyan Kumar P.V, Gaude G.S, Kannan R, Atharunissa Begum R, Senthil Kumar Aiyappan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2014-11-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
aspergilloma
aspergillus niger
diabetes mellitus
haemoptysis
post-tubercular cavitary lesions
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