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Case Reports
. 2011 May 12:2011:bcr0420114051.
doi: 10.1136/bcr.04.2011.4051.

Aspergilloma lung mimicking tuberculosis

Veena Maheshwari  1 , Manoranjan Varshney, Kiran Alam, Roobina Khan, Anshu Jain, Kavita Gaur, Rakesh Bhargava
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Case Reports

Aspergilloma lung mimicking tuberculosis

Veena Maheshwari et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

A 50-year-old male presented with haemoptysis. Patient had previous history of pulmonary tuberculosis. A tentative diagnosis of fungal ball was made on radiological examination. Surgical removal of lobe of lung was done and on histopathological examination a final diagnosis of aspergilloma was rendered.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
X-ray chest showing patch of haziness in left upper lung zone.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Axial high-resolution CT showing cavity formation with round soft tissue lesion.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Section showing lung parenchyma and adjacent fungal ball (H&E×50).
Figure 4
Figure 4
Section showing fungal hyphae branching at acute angle (H&E×500).
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