Aspergillus Nodule in a Patient With Autoimmune Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis.
Cureus
; 14(9): e29095, 2022 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
Although autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (APAP) is more likely to be associated with infectious diseases, clinical case-based evidence is too limited to confirm this. We describe a case of a man in his late forties diagnosed with APAP nine years prior to the current presentation. A nodule in the right upper lobe gradually increased from 8 to 12 mm over a period of 6 months and was suspicious of malignancy. The pathological analyses revealed Aspergillus nodule without any malignant features. This study aims to report a case of Aspergillus nodule with APAP and discuss the differential diagnosis of solitary lung nodule developed in APAP.
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En
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Cureus
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2022
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