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| Year : 2003 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 78-80 |
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis complicating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in an immunocompetent patient.
ZA Ali, AA Ali, ME Tempest, MJ Wiselka
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Papworth Hospital, Papworth, UK.
Correspondence Address:
Z A Ali
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Papworth Hospital, Papworth, UK.
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DOI: 10.4103/0022-3859.922
Immunocompromised individuals are susceptible to pulmonary aspergillus infection, but invasive aspergillus infection is extremely rare in the presence of normal immunity. We report a case of invasive aspergillosis in an immunocompetent 63-year-old male with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Patients with COPD may be at risk for developing pulmonary aspergillus infection, which should be considered as a diagnostic possibility in patients with unresolving pulmonary infection.
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