Invasive airway aspergillosis in immunocompetent host: a case report

ABSTRACT

Invasive airway aspergillosis [IAA] is a rarely reported type of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis [IPA]. In most patients, IAA is associated with immune dysfunction or other underlying diseases. It is very rare in patients with normal immune function and without pre-existing diseases. We describe here, a previously healthy 58-year-old male farmer who presented to our department with cough and bloody sputum associated with shortness of breath and who was diagnosed with IAA despite having no apparent immunodeficiency