Another rare facet of the ubiquitous mould
https://doi.org/10.4081/cdr.10.9837
Accepted: 27 January 2022
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Pancoast syndrome is a commonly seen manifestation of lung malignancies, and benign causes are uncommon. We report a case of a patient without any known cause of immunosuppression who presented with Pancoast syndrome and a radiological mass like lesion in the lung apex, that was revealed be due to aspergillosis.
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