Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis incidence in newly detected pulmonary tuberculosis cases during follow-up
Dhouli Jha,
Umesh Kumar,
Ved Prakash Meena
et al.
Abstract:Background: Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) is known to complicate patients with post-tubercular lung disease. However, some evidence suggests that CPA might co-exist in patients with newly-diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis (P.TB) at diagnosis and also develop during therapy. The objective of this study was to confirm the presence of CPA in newly diagnosed P.TB at baseline and at end-of -therapy. Materials & Methods: This prospective longitudinal study included newly diagnosed P.TB patients, followed … Show more
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