Chronic Necrotising Aspergillosis Presenting as Secondary Spontaneous Pneumothorax in an Immunocompetent Patient.
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13RD year Post Graduate Student, 2Senior Physician, 32nd year post graduate student in Department of Medicine in PGIMER and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi-110001 Received: 23.07.2012; Accepted; 24.04.2013 Fig. 1 : X-ray chest revealed two rounded nonhomogeneous opacities with surrounding hyperlucency Fig. 2 : CECT chest showing right pneumothorax with communicating broncho-pleural fistula in supine position Fig. 3 : CECT chest showing aspergilloma ball in prone position with pleural thickening with pericavitary infiltration Fig. 4 : CECT chest revealed moving aspergilloma ball in supine position
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
دوره 62 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014