Pneumothorax: A rare presentation of pulmonary mycetoma

Abstract

Pneumothorax due to mycetoma is extremely rare and has been described only in patients undergoing intensive cytotoxic therapy for hematologic malignancies. A non-immunocompromised subject presenting with pneumothorax due to rupture of the mycetoma into the pleural cavity is being described here.

Keywords

• Invasive fungal infection
• mycetoma
• pneumothorax