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This patient had severe kyphoscoliosis as a child with insertion of spinal rods in early adulthood. She is a life-long non-smoker. She first presented in 2001 with an irritating cough and several treatments with antibiotics failed to alleviate it.Aspergillus precipitin titre was high and she was initially diagnosed with chronic pulmonary aspergillosis with one cavity containing an aspergilloma. This patient developed resistance to all azole therapies.
Medical and Patient education videos
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Prof. Neil Gow, University of Aberdeen, Fungal update 2015, 10th Anniversary
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Dr. Elaine Bignell, University of Manchester, Fungal Update 2015, 10th Anniversary
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Prof. Rob Miller, University College London, Funagl Update 2015, 10th Anniversary
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Prof. Tom Harrison, St George’s University Hospitals, London, Fungal Update 2015, 10th Anniversary
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Chair: Prof. Peter Donnelly
Proposers: Drs. Keith Wilson (BMT Unit, Cardiff) & Vanya Gant (Microbiology, UCLH, London)
Opposers: Drs. Brian Jones (Microbiology, Glasgow) & Stephen Ellis (Imaging, Barts, London)Debate – Fungal Update 2015, 10th Anniversary
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Dr. Jonathan Lambourne, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London, Fungal Update 2015, 10th Anniversary
Dr. Subathira Dakshina, Genito-Urinary Medicine & HIV, Bart’s Health NHS Trust, London, Fungal Update 2015, 10th Anniversary
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Prof. Maiken Arendrup, Statens Serum Institut, Denmark, Funal Update 2015, 10th Anniversary
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Prof Chris Kibbler, University College London, Fungal Update 2015, 10th Anniversary
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Dr. Frank van de Veerdonk, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
