Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis presenting as thoracic mass causing obstruction of the superior and inferior vena cava in an immunocompetent patient: a diagnostic dilemma

Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) is a disease of immunocompromised patients, but its prevalence is increasing in immunocompetent persons. Patients usually present with non-specific symptoms, sometimes consistent with bronchopneumonia. We discuss the case of a 19-year-old boy who presented with...

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Autores principales: Bunkar, Moti lal, Takhar, Rajendra Prasad, Arya, Savita
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6074378/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26506978
http://dx.doi.org/10.5144/0256-4947.2015.409

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6074378/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26506978
http://dx.doi.org/10.5144/0256-4947.2015.409

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