Pulmonary Aspergilloma; A Case Report

Cokorda Agung Abi Baruna, Ni Made Dwita Yaniswari

Abstract: Infectious diseases are still a major health problem in Indonesia, one of which is fungal infection or pulmonary mycosis. A type of pulmonary mycosis that is often excreted is Aspergillosis. Find out more about Aspergilloma often found in patients after pulmonary tuberculosis. Most studies report pulmonary cavity in Aspergilloma caused by tuberculosis. The clinical manifestations of pulmonary aspergilloma are various, from cases without variation to massive hemoptysis which can befatal. In this case report, the authors present case from a 76-year-old male, who had been diagnosed as pulmonary Aspergilloma associated by history of Lung Tuberculosis.

Keywords: Aspergilloma, Pulmonary Aspergillosis, Pulmonary mycosis, Tuberculosis, X-ray, CT-scan