Aspergilloma lung mimicking tuberculosis.
A 50-year-old male presented with haemoptysis. Patient had previous history of pulmonary tuberculosis. A tentative diagnosis of fungal ball was made on radiological examination. Surgical removal of lobe of lung was done and on histopathological examination a final diagnosis of aspergilloma was rendered.
Pathology Department, J N Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Veena
V
Maheshwari
Manoranjan
M
Varshney
Kiran
K
Alam
Roobina
R
Khan
Anshu
A
Jain
Kavita
K
Gaur
Rakesh
R
Bhargava
D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055732:Pulmonary Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis*