A case of chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis obscured by cavitary pulmonary tuberculosis

Joo Won Min, Soon Yoon Young, Sun Park Jong, Hye Ryoun Kim, Young Rhee Ji, Chul Gyu Yoo, Whan Kim Young, Koo Han Sung, Young Soo Shim, Jae Joon Yim

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Abstract

Pulmonary cavities are caused by bacterial pneumonia, fungal diseases, lung cancer, and tuberculosis (TB). However, in Korea, patients with cavitary lung lesions are generally considered to have pulmonary TB, where the incidence of TB is approximately 70 /100,000 per year. We report a case of chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis that was obscured by multidrug-resistant pulmonary TB.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)368-371
Number of pages4
JournalTuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Volume63
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2007

Keywords

  • Aspergillosis
  • Pulmonary cavity
  • Tuberculosis

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