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Case Reports
. 2020 Dec 18;13(12):e236972.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-236972.

Behind the fungus ball: pulmonary aspergillosis!

Louise Dunphy  1 , Edward McKeown  2
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Case Reports

Behind the fungus ball: pulmonary aspergillosis!

Louise Dunphy et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: emergency medicine; respiratory system.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
The patient’s chest radiograph showing a large left upper lobe cavity.
Figure 2
Figure 2
CT scan of the neck and thorax with contrast showing chronic infection within the left upper lobe with a large cavity containing organising material.
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