Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis Misdiagnosed as Smear-Negative Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a TB Clinic in Nigeria
Titilola Gbaja Biamila, Felix Bongomin, Nicholas Irurhe, Augustina O. Nwosu & Rita O. Oladele · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2018
The clinical manifestations of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) and pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) are practically indistinguishable. We present a case of CPA in a 35-year-old HIV-negative trader, who had had three unsuccessful treatment courses for smear-negative PTB. He pres...
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10.9734/JAMMR/2018/41816