Yadav Sankalp
Medicine, Shri Madan Lal Khurana Chest Clinic, Moti Nagar, New Delhi, IND.
Cureus. 2023 Jul 6;15(7):e41443. doi: 10.7759/cureus.41443. eCollection 2023 Jul.
Pulmonary tuberculosis is rampant in some countries. The disease is an outcome of infection by and is more common in immunocompromised individuals. Furthermore, mycetoma or a fungal ball can develop in cavitary lesions of tuberculosis. The present case is a rare presentation of pulmonary tuberculosis with concomitant fungal ball in a diabetic Indian male. A clinical examination with a strong laboratory and radiological workup helped establish the final diagnosis. The patient was initiated on anti-tubercular chemotherapy and advised lobectomy.
肺结核在一些国家肆虐。这种疾病是感染的结果，在免疫功能低下的个体中更为常见。此外，真菌瘤或真菌球可在肺结核的空洞性病变中形成。本病例是一名患有糖尿病的印度男性罕见的肺结核合并真菌球表现。通过全面的临床检查以及强大的实验室和影像学检查辅助，最终得以确诊。患者开始接受抗结核化疗，并被建议进行肺叶切除术。
