title: Pulmonary aspergilloma: An evasive disease.
abstract: Aspergillomas are often misdiagnosed as tuberculosis (TB) in developing countries where the prevalence of TB is high, hemoptysis is often equated with TB, and most patients are diagnosed clinically. This report describes the case of a patient being treated for smear-negative TB who presented with hemoptysis and was found to have an aspergilloma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana.
authors.forename: Afua
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ofori
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL, USA. Electronic address: alexis.steinmetz@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Alexis R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Steinmetz
authors.affiliation: School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Akaasi
authors.affiliation: School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
authors.forename: George A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Asafu Adjaye Frimpong
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana; School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
authors.forename: Betty R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Norman
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Obeng-Baah
authors.affiliation: School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bedu-Addo
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana; School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. Electronic address: rodamephillips@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Richard O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055732:Pulmonary Aspergillosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology
keywords: Air crescent sign; Drug-resistant tuberculosis; Massive hemoptysis; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Smear-negative tuberculosis