Chronic cavitating pulmonary aspergillosis with lung abscess
- Department of Medicine, The Lister Hospital, Stevenage, UK
- Correspondence to Dr Kathryn Musgrave, kathrynmusgrave{at}gmail.com; kathrynpullman{at}gmail.com
Description
This is a case of chronic cavitating pulmonary aspergillosis complicated by bacterial infection in a 71-year-old gentleman. He had a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD; severe, Forced expiratory volume in 1 s=0.94) and was treated with Seretide and Tiotropium. Prior to this illness he had a good functional status. He presented with a 1-month history of progressive shortness of breath. Chest radiograph showed a large well-demarcated cavity in the …
