A Case of Chronic Necrotizing Pulmonary Aspergillosis Obscured by Cavitary Pulmonary Tuberculosis.

Min, Joo Won; Yoon, Young Soon; Park, Jong Sun; Kim, Hye Ryoun; Rhee, Ji Young; Yoo, Chul Gyu; Kim, Young Whan; Han, Sung Koo; Shim, Young Soo; Yim, Jae Joon

doi:2007.63.4.368

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 63(4); 2007 > Article

Case Report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2007;63(4):368-371.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2007.63.4.368 Published online October 1, 2007.

A Case of Chronic Necrotizing Pulmonary Aspergillosis Obscured by Cavitary Pulmonary Tuberculosis.

Joo Won Min, Young Soon Yoon, Jong Sun Park, Hye Ryoun Kim, Ji Young Rhee, Chul Gyu Yoo, Young Whan Kim, Sung Koo Han, Young Soo Shim, Jae Joon Yim

Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Lung Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. yimjj@snu.ac.kr

Abstract

Pulmonary cavities are caused by bacterial pneumonia, fungal diseases, lung cancer, and tuberculosis (TB). However, in Korea, patients with cavitary lung lesions are generally considered to have pulmonary TB, where the incidence of TB is approximately 70 /100,000 per year. We report a case of chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis that was obscured by multidrug-resistant pulmonary TB.

Key Words: Tuberculosis, Aspergillosis, Pulmonary cavity