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Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
Medknow Publications and Staff Society of Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India
ISSN: 0022-3859
EISSN: 0022-3859
Vol. 49, No. 1, 2003, pp. 78-80
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Bioline Code: jp03016
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, Vol. 49, No. 1, 2003, pp. 78-80
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Case Report - Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis Complicating Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in an Immunocompetent Patient
Ali ZA, Ali AA, Tempest ME, Wiselka MJ
Abstract
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. (J Postgrad Med 2003;49:78-80)
Keywords
Aspergillosis, COPD, Immunocompetent
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