Browsing by Author "Kirengaa, Bruce J."
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Item Cor pulmonale complicating chronic pulmonary aspergillosis with fatal consequences: Experience from Uganda(Medical mycology case reports, 2019-07-04) Bongomin, Felix; Kwizera, Richard; Atukunda, Angella; Kirengaa, Bruce J.Cor pulmonale is a rare complication of pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA). A 45-year-old Ugandan male with a history of recurrent community-acquired pneumonias was admitted with symptoms of progressive difficulty in breathing, chronic productive cough, non-exertional left sided chest pain and progressive weight loss occurring over a 12-month period. Chest CT scan and echocardiography confirmed the diagnosis of CPA with an asper gilloma complicating bronchiectasis, complicated with cor pulmonale. However, this was previously clinically misdiagnosed as PTB.