Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infection Predisposing to Chronic Cavitary Pulmonary Aspergillosis.

Abstract

Aspergillus is a large group of spore-forming fungi in the phylum Ascomycota. Aspergillus infections more frequently occur in individuals with pre-existing lung conditions such as cystic fibrosis and asthma and immunosuppressed individuals, and less frequently in the immunocompetent population. Pulmonary aspergillosis can be subdivided into three categories: allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, chronic pulmonary aspergillosis, and invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. We present a rare case of a 57-year-old male with a previously known diagnosis of pancreatic adenocarcinoma on chemotherapy who was found to have a co-infection of the respiratory tract by Aspergillus flavus and Mycobacterium avium intracellulare.

• Authors: Bryan Vera Nieves, Geoffrey Lindblad, Benjamin Carmel, Andres Rivero, Simon M Edelstein
• Journal: Cureus (Cureus) Vol. 13 Issue 7 Pg. e16418 (Jul 2021) ISSN: 2168-8184 [Print] United States
• PMID: 34422461 (Publication Type: Case Reports)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2021, Vera Nieves et al.