Pulmonary aspergillomata: an assessment of clinical outcome after surgical resection and of the most immune response to aspergillus infection at cellular level

Lichtenberg, Wilhelm S A

Pulmonary aspergillomata: an assessment of clinical outcome after surgical resection and of the most immune response to aspergillus infection at cellular level

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2006

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University of Cape Town

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Abstract

A pulmonary aspergilloma, one of the forms of pulmonary disease caused by the ubiquitous fungus Aspergil/us species, is a secondary fungal infection imposed on pre-existing pulmonary disease. It is commonly associated with haemoptysis, which may be life-threatening 8•9•12•17- 19 •30. Colonisation of pre-existing cavities due to previous infection with mycobacterium tuberculosis is well described 1•2. In South Africa, due to the high incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis 73, pulmonary aspergillomata are frequently encountered.

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Aspergillus infection

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