Aspergilloma

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Aspergilloma
Other names	Mycetoma, fungus ball, moldy lungs
Aspergillomas complicating tuberculosis: multiple aspergillomas within large cavitary lesions of tuberculous origin.
Specialty	Infectious disease
Causes	Aspergillus fungal infection
Diagnostic method	Chest x-ray show tumour like opacity. Serology can be helpful. Fungal hyphae seen on KoH mount and sputum culture grows fungus
Frequency	Patients with CPA: 25% Global 5-year period prevalence: 18 in 100,000

An aspergilloma is a clump of mold which exists in a body cavity such as a paranasal sinus or an organ such as the lung. By definition, it is caused by fungi of the genus Aspergillus.^[1]