Cor pulmonale complicating chronic pulmonary aspergillosis with fatal consequences: Experience from Uganda

Cor pulmonale is a rare complication of pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA). A 45-year-old Ugandan male with a history of recurrent community-acquired pneumonias was admitted with symptoms of progressive difficulty in breathing, chronic productive cough, non-exertional left sided chest pain and progressiv...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bongomin, Felix, Kwizera, Richard, Atukunda, Angella, Kirenga, Bruce J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6614533/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31333999
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2019.07.001
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Sumario:Cor pulmonale is a rare complication of pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA). A 45-year-old Ugandan male with a history of recurrent community-acquired pneumonias was admitted with symptoms of progressive difficulty in breathing, chronic productive cough, non-exertional left sided chest pain and progressive weight loss occurring over a 12-month period. Chest CT scan and echocardiography confirmed the diagnosis of CPA with an aspergilloma complicating bronchiectasis, complicated with cor pulmonale. However, this was previously clinically misdiagnosed as PTB.

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