Abstract
A 32 -year- old male presented with complaints of fever, dry cough, breathlessness and right sided chest pain of two months duration. Chest radiograph showed right sided hydropneumothorax which revealed frank pus on diagnostic thoracocentesis, for which tube thoracostomy was done. Despite vigorous broad spectrum antibiotic coverage, postural drainage and chest physiotherapy, there was no clinical improvement. Further work up included serology, pleural fluid culture, closed as well as thoracoscopic guided pleural biopsy revealed growth of Aspergillus fumigatus. Patient was prescribed antifungal medication (Voriconazole) and subsequent thoracotomy with right sided pneumonectomy showed good clinical recovery.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.5001/omj.2012.118
- Journal
- Oman Medical Journal
- Publisher
- Oman Medical Specialty Board
- Open access
- Gold open access
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APA 7
Kant, S., Saheer, S., Singh, A., & Hassan, G. (2012). Pyopneumothorax Secondary to Aspergillus Infection: A Case Report. Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2012.118
MLA 9
Kant, Surya, et al. "Pyopneumothorax Secondary to Aspergillus Infection: A Case Report." Oman Medical Journal, 2012. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2012.118.
Chicago (author–date)
Kant, Surya, S Saheer, Abhijjeet Singh, and Ghulam Hassan. 2012. "Pyopneumothorax Secondary to Aspergillus Infection: A Case Report." Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2012.118.
Harvard
Kant, S., Saheer, S., Singh, A. and Hassan, G. (2012) 'Pyopneumothorax Secondary to Aspergillus Infection: A Case Report', Oman Medical Journal. doi:10.5001/omj.2012.118.
Vancouver
Kant S, Saheer S, Singh A, Hassan G. Pyopneumothorax Secondary to Aspergillus Infection: A Case Report. Oman Medical Journal. 2012. doi:10.5001/omj.2012.118
IEEE
S. Kant, S. Saheer, A. Singh, and G. Hassan, "Pyopneumothorax Secondary to Aspergillus Infection: A Case Report," Oman Medical Journal, 2012, doi: 10.5001/omj.2012.118.