Prevalence of pulmonary mycosis in cases of chronic obstructive airway diseases

PuImonary mycosis is not an uncommon finding in patients complaining of chronic obstructive airway diseases. Corticosteroids therapy enhances the infection. Patients with tracheo-bronchitis are also infected but to a lesser extent when compared to the former group. Aspergillus spp. were the predominant fungi isolated, they were also isolated from patients' house dust