Congenital pulmonary airway malformation complicated by aspergilloma: A rare adulthood presentation - Case report

Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformation (CPAM) is an uncommon condition in adults, which typically presents as acute fever and lung abscesses caused by bacterial infections. We present a case of a 39-year-old female with a CPAM in the upper lobe of the right lung, complicated by an aspergilloma, wh...

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Autores principales: Molah, Rihab, Altowairqi, Nasser, Alotaibi, Bader, Alzughbi, Ali, Bamefleh, Hanaa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10495387/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37706047
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2023.07.001
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Sumario:Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformation (CPAM) is an uncommon condition in adults, which typically presents as acute fever and lung abscesses caused by bacterial infections. We present a case of a 39-year-old female with a CPAM in the upper lobe of the right lung, complicated by an aspergilloma, who presented with a history of hemoptysis. The patient underwent an upper lobectomy and is symptom-free in follow-up. 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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