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Patients with idiopathic central sleep apnoea (ICSA) usually complain of poor quality sleep; yet many of them do not receive appropriate treatment because of poor recognition of ICSA by health professionals. We report the case of a patient with ICSA who was misdiagnosed and received treatment for seizures, depression or anxiety for a number of years and discuss the differential diagnosis and treatment options for ICSA.
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Adult , Delayed Diagnosis , Diagnosis, Differential , Humans , India , Polysomnography , Risk Assessment , Sleep Apnea, Central/diagnosis , Sleep Apnea, Central/etiology , Sleep Apnea, Central/therapy , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
We present a case of a 26-year-old male who underwent lobectomy for life-threatening haemoptysis due to aspergilloma in an old tuberculosis left upper lobe cavity who presented with recurrence of haemoptysis four years after the surgery. Fibreoptic bronchoscopy revealed Aspergillus colonisation in the ectatic residual bronchus which is an uncommon complication of lobectomy. The patient was successfully managed with antifungal agents.
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Adult , Aspergillus niger/isolation & purification , Bronchi/microbiology , Hemoptysis/etiology , Humans , Male , Pneumonectomy , Postoperative Complications/diagnosis , Pulmonary Aspergillosis/complications , Pulmonary Aspergillosis/surgery , Time FactorsABSTRACT
Intrathoracic teratoma usually occurs in the mediastinum but rarely, these may originate from the lung. We report a case of an intrapulmonary teratoma in a 34-year-old male.