Cor pulmonale complicating chronic pulmonary aspergillosis with fatal consequences: Experience from Uganda

Publication date: September 2019Source: Medical Mycology Case Reports, Volume 25Author(s): Felix Bongomin, Richard Kwizera, Angella Atukunda, Bruce J. KirengaAbstractCor pulmonale is a rare complication of pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA). A 45-year-old Ugandan male with a history of recurrent community-acquired pneumonias was admitted with symptoms of progressive difficulty in breathing, chronic productive cough, non-exertional left sided chest pain and progressive weight loss occurring over a 12-month period. Chest CT scan and echocardiography confirmed the diagnosis of CPA with an aspergilloma complicating bronchiectasis, complicated with cor pulmonale. However, this was previously clinically misdiagnosed as PTB.
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