An Unusual and Rare Presentation of Pulmonary Aspergillosis: Endobronchial Aspergilloma

Mohammed Ali; Aisha Mujahid; Rahul Dadhwal; Abhay Vakil; Humayun Anjum; Salim Surani

doi:10.1155/2021/5525858

An Unusual and Rare Presentation of Pulmonary Aspergillosis: Endobronchial Aspergilloma

Case Rep Infect Dis. 2021 May 27:2021:5525858. doi: 10.1155/2021/5525858. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Mohammed Ali¹, Aisha Mujahid², Rahul Dadhwal¹, Abhay Vakil¹, Humayun Anjum¹, Salim Surani³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Corpus Christi Medical Center, Corpus Christi, TX, USA.
² Shadan Institute of Medical Sciences, KNR University of Health Sciences, Telangana, Warangal, India.
³ Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, College Station, TX, USA.

Abstract

Aspergillosis is a wide spectrum of the disease process that is caused by the fungus Aspergillus. Endobronchial aspergilloma is a very rare type of aspergillosis which is not yet included in the classification of aspergillosis. Due to its rare nature and a limited number of cases, there are no current treatment guidelines. Here we present the case of a 57-year-old female with an endobronchial aspergilloma. The patient was started on intravenous voriconazole and subsequently discharged on oral voriconazole.

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Case Reports