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Aspergilloma of the lung due to aspiration during nasal tube feeding

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An aspergilloma usually arises in a preexisting cavity in the lungs. We report a case of a young woman with anorexia nervosa who developed an aspergilloma some time after she suffered pneumonia due to aspiration during nasal tube feeding.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Haga Hospital, Leyenburg, Leyweg 275, 2545 CH, The Hague, the Netherlands

    Saidja L. Noter, Eduard R. Hendriks, Willem-Hans Steup & Paul V. M. Pahlplatz

  2. Department of Surgery, Vlietland Hospital, Vlaardingen, the Netherlands

    Frédérique H. Beverdam

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  1. Saidja L. Noter
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Noter, S.L., Hendriks, E.R., Steup, WH. et al. Aspergilloma of the lung due to aspiration during nasal tube feeding. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 57, 169–170 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-008-0338-4

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