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- Title
Hemoptisis relacionada a una aspergilosis pulmonar cavitaria cónica: presentación de un caso.
- Authors
Alexander Guerrero-Serrano, Pedro; Enrique Fajardo-Rivero, Javier; Liliana Alarcón-Tarazona, Martha; Alexis Duarte-Villamizar, Jonathan; Cristina Bolívar-Aguilera, Isabel
- Abstract
Introduction: the chronic pulmonary aspergillosis is an uncommon condition, its prevalence increases in association with structural alterations, this highlights the importance of its knowledge bearing in mind the high incident of tuberculosis in Colombia. for the angioinvasive behavior of the fungus, the possibility of developing hemoptysis is high even life threatening. Objective: to study the form of presentation and diagnostic approach of the aspergilosis and his association with sequels of pulmonary tuberculosis. Case Report: we present a case of a 44-year-old masculine patient, with pulmonary sequels for tuberculosis who required hospitalization because of recurring hemoptysis; some imagenologic findings were found suggesting of pulmonary aspergillosis, he required clinical stabilization, selective arterial embolization and finally resection of the lesion. Conclusion: the aspergillosis is an unusual disease and requires integration of non-accurate clinical aspects and some representative imagenologic findings to make a proper diagnostic.
- Publication
Médicas UIS, 2017, Vol 30, Issue 1, p79
- ISSN
0121-0319
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18273/revmed.v30n1-2017007