A 45-year-old man presents with chest pain, fever, productive cough, and rust-colored sputum. The patient was diagnosed with tuberculosis in his early 20s. A chest X-ray shows multiple, nodular infiltrates and cavitary lesions. A lung biopsy reveals necrotizing inflammation and vascular thrombi with branching fungal hyphae. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
A 45-year-old man presents with chest pain, fever, productive cough, and rust-colored sputum. The patient was diagnosed with tuberculosis in his early 20s. A chest X-ray shows multiple, nodular infiltrates and cavitary lesions. A lung biopsy reveals necrotizing inflammation and vascular thrombi with branching fungal hyphae. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
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A 45-year-old man presents with chest pain, fever, productive cough, and rust-colored sputum. The patient was diagnosed with tuberculosis in his early 20s. A chest X-ray shows multiple, nodular infiltrates and cavitary lesions. A lung biopsy reveals necrotizing inflammation and vascular thrombi with branching fungal hyphae. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
β Correct Answer: B. Aspergillosis
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