Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infection Predisposing to Chronic Cavitary Pulmonary Aspergillosis

Aspergillus is a large group of spore-forming fungi in the phylum Ascomycota.  Aspergillus infections more frequently occur in individuals with pre-existing lung conditions such as cystic fibrosis and asthma and immunosuppressed individuals, and less frequently in the immunocompetent population. Pul...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2021-07, Vol.13 (7)
Main Authors: Vera Nieves, Bryan, Lindblad, Geoffrey, Carmel, Benjamin, Rivero, Andres, Edelstein, Simon M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Infectious Disease
Internal Medicine
Radiology
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Aspergillus is a large group of spore-forming fungi in the phylum Ascomycota.  Aspergillus infections more frequently occur in individuals with pre-existing lung conditions such as cystic fibrosis and asthma and immunosuppressed individuals, and less frequently in the immunocompetent population. Pulmonary aspergillosis can be subdivided into three categories: allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, chronic pulmonary aspergillosis, and invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. We present a rare case of a 57-year-old male with a previously known diagnosis of pancreatic adenocarcinoma on chemotherapy who was found to have a co-infection of the respiratory tract by Aspergillus flavus and Mycobacterium avium intracellulare.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.16418