Pulmonary tuberculosis with superadded infection of echinococcus and aspergillus

Abstract

Pulmonary tuberculosis is one of the most common immunosuppressive infections in India, seldom accompanies other parasitic and fungal infections. In our case, we describe the three coexistent infections and their clinical presentation in a 53-year-old woman. A fibro-cavitary lesion in lung with superadded infections of hydatid cyst and aspergillus which is rare has been elaborated in the present case.

Keywords

• aspergillus
• hydatid cyst
• lung
• tuberculosis