Pavirala Sai Tej, Rao S Anusha, Sahu Gaurav, Khurana Alkesh, Goyal Abhishek
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Bhopal, IND.
Cureus. 2022 Aug 11;14(8):e27905. doi: 10.7759/cureus.27905. eCollection 2022 Aug.
Aspergillus which is normally found as a colonizer in healthy individuals can manifest in various forms in patients with diseased lung or immunocompromised status. Aspergilloma is one such manifestation whereby the fungus makes its way into preexisting cavities in the lung, the most common underlying etiology being old tuberculous cavities, especially in countries with high TB prevalence. However, we hereby report two cases of Aspergillus infestation as aspergilloma in cavities because of extremely rare causes, namely pulmonary thromboembolism and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, respectively.
曲霉菌通常在健康个体中作为定植菌存在，但在肺部疾病患者或免疫功能低下的患者中可表现为多种形式。曲菌球就是其中一种表现形式，即真菌进入肺部已有的空洞，最常见的潜在病因是陈旧性结核空洞，尤其是在结核病高发国家。然而，我们在此报告两例曲霉菌感染导致曲菌球形成的病例，其病因极为罕见，分别为肺血栓栓塞症和特发性肺纤维化。
