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Histological Quantification to Determine Lung Fungal Burden in Experimental Aspergillosis
Published on: March 9, 2018
A Rare Case of Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis With Endobronchial Aspergilloma Causing Total Lung Collapse
Shakithya Thavakumar1, Mohamed A Abdulla2
1Emergency Medicine, Chesterfield Royal Hospital, Chesterfield, GBR.
Abstract:
We present a rare case of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) with endobronchial aspergilloma in a 70-year-old man who presented with acute total collapse of the left lung. Initial imaging raised concern for malignancy, but bronchoscopy revealed a fungal ball obstructing the left main bronchus. Serological markers confirmed ABPA. Treatment with bronchoscopy-guided clearance, oral corticosteroids, and voriconazole led to complete clinical and radiological recovery. This case highlights the importance of considering fungal aetiologies in atypical presentations of lung collapse.
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