Pulmonary aspergilloma (mycetoma)
Alternate Names : Fungus ball, Mycetoma, Aspergilloma
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Aspergillosis - chest x-ray
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Aspergillosis is a fungal infection. The fungus invades and destroys tissue. This type of infection usually occurs in immunocompromised individuals. Here, a chest x-ray shows that the fungus has invaded the lung tissue. The lungs are usually seen as black areas on an x-ray. The cloudiness on the left side of this x-ray is caused by the fungus.
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