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ArticleRespirology case reports2020

Pulmonary tuberculosis in an immunocompetent patient with primary laryngeal aspergillosis.

Nirmal Kanti Sarkar, Bijoy Pada Gope

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Article in Respirology case reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nirmal Kanti SarkarDepartment of Respiratory Medicine Mugda Medical College Dhaka Bangladesh.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0986-0731
Bijoy Pada GopeDepartment of Respiratory Medicine M.A.G. Osmani Medical College Sylhet Bangladesh.
Comilla Medical College · BDSylhet MAG Osmani Medical College · BD

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary laryngeal aspergillosis in an immunocompetent host is a rare entity. On the other hand, pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) among healthcare workers in a tuberculosis endemic zone with high risk of exposure is not uncommon but may be underdiagnosed especially when masquerading as another disease. In this report, we are presenting a 45-year-old physician who presented with chronic dry cough, hoarseness of voice, and progressive vocal fatigue. Fibreoptic laryngoscopy (FOL) showed whitish patches on both vocal folds and he was initially diagnosed with laryngeal aspergillosis following histopathological examination. As there was no significant improvement on antifungal treatment, we re-evaluated the case and, on further investigation, concomitant PTB was detected. Patient responded to category-I anti-tubercular drugs with complete recovery.

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Aspergillosishealthcare workerlarynxpulmonary tuberculosis

Identifiers

PMID32431816
PMCPMC7231804
OpenAlexW3026537246

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