Co-existence of HIV, active tuberculosis and aspergilloma in a single individual - A case report.
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2013-01
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Summary: Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease as old as mankind, whereas in India the first case of Human Immunodeficiency
Virus (HIV) was reported in 1986. HIV and TB are so closely connected that their relationship is often described as a coepidemic.
Aspergilloma (Fungal Ball, Mycetoma) represents a saprophytic growth of aspergillus that colonizes in the
preformed cavities commonly due to pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). We report a case of HIV, active pulmonary
tuberculosis and aspergilloma occurring in the same patient. Despite our best efforts, we could not lay our hands on any
similar case in the medical literature.
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Aspergilloma, HIV, Active tuberculosis
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Singh Urvinder Pal, Aneja Pooja, Aditi, Patel Kalpesh. Co-existence of HIV, active tuberculosis and aspergilloma in a single individual - A case report. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis. 2013 Jan; 60(1): 55-58.