SMJ articles in the category "Aspergillus"

Case Report

Not Your Typical Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation: Aspergillus Tracheobronchitis in a Nonclassical Immunocompromised Host

he present study reports on a 72-year-old female initially treated as a presumed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation, but she was ultimately discovered to have Aspergillus tracheobronchitis. Bronchoscopic findings were characteristic, revealing diffuse plaque-like inflammatory lesions extending from midtrachea into the mainstem bronchi. Evidence suggests that the rise in…

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Case Report

Invasive Aspergillosis with Central Nervous System Dissemination in a Presumably Immunocompetent, Non-neutropenic Patient: Case Report and Review

Abstract:We present a case of a 45-year-old gentlemen with invasive Aspergillosis who has no apparent immune deficiencies. Follow up imaging shows improvement after the initiation of therapy. The case is accompanied by a brief discussion over invasive aspergillosis.

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A Case of Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis Leading to Pneumonia with Unusual Organisms

We describe the case of a 50-year-old male with a history of asthma and seizure disorder who presented with a 5-month history of dyspnea. The patient had been treated with multiple courses of antibiotics for presumed community-acquired pneumonia before being determined to have allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) by serologic and…

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