Aspergilloma formation in cavitary sarcoidosis
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Aspergilloma formation in cavitary sarcoidosis.
Pulmonary cavitation is rather uncommon in patients with sarcoidosis, and aspergilloma is even more uncommon in such cases. Here, we present the case of a 63-year-old female patient with cavitary lung disease who had been under treatment for TB for 9 months. A diagnosis of pulmonary sarcoidosis was established based on the fiberoptic bronchoscopy finding of noncaseating granuloma. Treatment wit...
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عنوان ژورنال: Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1806-3713
DOI: 10.1590/s1806-37132009000500015