Open AccessMultiple fungus balls in a patient with chronic pulmonary aspergillosis
Author(s) -
Nakamoto Keitaro,
Sasaki Yuka,
Uchiyama Takashi,
Ohta Ken
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
respirology case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2051-3380
DOI - 10.1002/rcr2.433
Subject(s) - fungus , pulmonary aspergillosis , medicine , aspergillosis , radiological weapon , pathology , radiology , biology , immunology , botany
Key message Typically, radiological examination in chronic pulmonary aspergillosis reveals cavities with fungus balls within the upper lobes. This case showed that multiple fungus balls can also be present in the lower lobes.